Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Euro area
Euro area: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.2531 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Euro area, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Euro area is 0.2531 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 50.2% on the previous year and down 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Euro area peaked at 0.6243 metric tons per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2531 metric tons per person, in 2024.
Euro area ranks 13th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Euro area, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2683 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3054 metric tons per person | +13.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2975 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3067 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3117 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3073 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3522 metric tons per person | +14.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3552 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3549 metric tons per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3404 metric tons per person | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3912 metric tons per person | +14.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3928 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3973 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4066 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3874 metric tons per person | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3679 metric tons per person | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3843 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4376 metric tons per person | +13.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4186 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.454 metric tons per person | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4188 metric tons per person | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4523 metric tons per person | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4312 metric tons per person | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.521 metric tons per person | +20.8% |
| 1985 | 0.4883 metric tons per person | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4689 metric tons per person | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4734 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.499 metric tons per person | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4969 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4801 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5123 metric tons per person | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4883 metric tons per person | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4936 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4814 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4797 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5455 metric tons per person | +13.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5574 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5711 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5402 metric tons per person | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.574 metric tons per person | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5546 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5812 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4951 metric tons per person | -14.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6243 metric tons per person | +26.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5426 metric tons per person | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5277 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5259 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6124 metric tons per person | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5725 metric tons per person | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5373 metric tons per person | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5473 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5526 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5874 metric tons per person | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6137 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5941 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5393 metric tons per person | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5469 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5225 metric tons per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5705 metric tons per person | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5466 metric tons per person | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5651 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5197 metric tons per person | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5087 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2531 metric tons per person | -50.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Euro area 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 | -50.2% | 0.5087 metric tons per person | 0.2531 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3177 metric tons per person | 0.2683 metric tons per person | 0.3552 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3924 metric tons per person | 0.3404 metric tons per person | 0.4376 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4704 metric tons per person | 0.4188 metric tons per person | 0.521 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.515 metric tons per person | 0.4797 metric tons per person | 0.5711 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.561 metric tons per person | 0.4951 metric tons per person | 0.6243 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5611 metric tons per person | 0.5225 metric tons per person | 0.6137 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4786 metric tons per person | 0.2531 metric tons per person | 0.5651 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 10 Hungary 1.33 metric tons per person compare
- 11 Moldova 1.29 metric tons per person compare
- 12 Denmark 1.25 metric tons per person compare
- 13 Uruguay 1.22 metric tons per person compare
- 14 Guyana 1.21 metric tons per person compare
- 15 Kazakhstan 1.19 metric tons per person compare
- 16 Romania 1.09 metric tons per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Euro area
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 776.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population 80.79 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 278.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 22.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2252 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Euro area?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Euro area was 0.2531 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6243 metric tons per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2531 metric tons per person in 2024.
- How does Euro area rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- Euro area ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.