Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.0388 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in East Asia & Pacific, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in East Asia & Pacific is 0.0388 metric tons per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 90.2% on the previous year and down 89.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 0.403 metric tons per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0388 metric tons per person, in 2024.
That places East Asia & Pacific 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1921 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2055 metric tons per person | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2161 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.229 metric tons per person | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 0.227 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2434 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2348 metric tons per person | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2382 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2307 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2449 metric tons per person | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 0.247 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2304 metric tons per person | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2481 metric tons per person | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2515 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2584 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2588 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2481 metric tons per person | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2766 metric tons per person | +11.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2839 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2696 metric tons per person | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2801 metric tons per person | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2882 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3169 metric tons per person | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3274 metric tons per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3069 metric tons per person | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3094 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3022 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3003 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.308 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3236 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3135 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3204 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3172 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.306 metric tons per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3206 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3408 metric tons per person | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3308 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3339 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3362 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3123 metric tons per person | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3091 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2986 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2986 metric tons per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3144 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.326 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3267 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3321 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3514 metric tons per person | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3518 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3602 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3708 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3764 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3812 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3782 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3985 metric tons per person | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3997 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3922 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3861 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3804 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.389 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4002 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.403 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3967 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0388 metric tons per person | -90.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in East Asia & Pacific changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -90.2% | 0.3967 metric tons per person | 0.0388 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2241 metric tons per person | 0.1921 metric tons per person | 0.2434 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2548 metric tons per person | 0.2304 metric tons per person | 0.2839 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3009 metric tons per person | 0.2696 metric tons per person | 0.3274 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3243 metric tons per person | 0.306 metric tons per person | 0.3408 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3221 metric tons per person | 0.2986 metric tons per person | 0.3518 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3824 metric tons per person | 0.3602 metric tons per person | 0.3997 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3256 metric tons per person | 0.0388 metric tons per person | 0.403 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 35 Turkey 0.4562 metric tons per person compare
- 36 China 0.4549 metric tons per person compare
- 37 Spain 0.4271 metric tons per person compare
- 38 Mali 0.4198 metric tons per person compare
- 39 Sweden 0.4108 metric tons per person compare
- 40 Belize 0.3896 metric tons per person compare
- 41 Bangladesh 0.3823 metric tons per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for East Asia & Pacific
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 778.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population 842.28 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 35.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3523 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per capita in East Asia & Pacific?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in East Asia & Pacific was 0.0388 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 0.403 metric tons per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0388 metric tons per person in 2024.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 89.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereal production (metric tons) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.