Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.5295 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 0.5295 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 16.4% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 0.6885 metric tons per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0989 metric tons per person, in 1961.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0989 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1119 metric tons per person | +13.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1296 metric tons per person | +15.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1058 metric tons per person | -18.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1058 metric tons per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1166 metric tons per person | +10.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1178 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1092 metric tons per person | -7.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1154 metric tons per person | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 0.106 metric tons per person | -8.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1355 metric tons per person | +27.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1199 metric tons per person | -11.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0998 metric tons per person | -16.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1066 metric tons per person | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1357 metric tons per person | +27.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1479 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1452 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1435 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1494 metric tons per person | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1395 metric tons per person | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1438 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1478 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1352 metric tons per person | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1426 metric tons per person | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1413 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1541 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1514 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1571 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1192 metric tons per person | -24.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1494 metric tons per person | +25.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1502 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5316 metric tons per person | +253.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5416 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4325 metric tons per person | -20.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4058 metric tons per person | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3751 metric tons per person | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4499 metric tons per person | +19.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3884 metric tons per person | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3928 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3946 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4797 metric tons per person | +21.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4955 metric tons per person | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4356 metric tons per person | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5135 metric tons per person | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5107 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.528 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4816 metric tons per person | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5926 metric tons per person | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6021 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5159 metric tons per person | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6648 metric tons per person | +28.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5357 metric tons per person | -19.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6615 metric tons per person | +23.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6453 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6438 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6679 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.623 metric tons per person | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6516 metric tons per person | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6677 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6465 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6885 metric tons per person | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5999 metric tons per person | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6336 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5295 metric tons per person | -16.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +253.9% | 0.1502 metric tons per person | 0.5316 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1123 metric tons per person | 0.0989 metric tons per person | 0.1296 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.129 metric tons per person | 0.0998 metric tons per person | 0.1494 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1432 metric tons per person | 0.1192 metric tons per person | 0.1571 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3817 metric tons per person | 0.1494 metric tons per person | 0.5416 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5034 metric tons per person | 0.3946 metric tons per person | 0.6021 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6277 metric tons per person | 0.5159 metric tons per person | 0.6679 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6196 metric tons per person | 0.5295 metric tons per person | 0.6885 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More agriculture & rural data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population 80.22 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 175.15 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 31.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3167 units per person (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.5295 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6885 metric tons per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0989 metric tons per person in 1961.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.