Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.2882 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.2882 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.7% on the previous year and down 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.8028 metric tons per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1359 metric tons per person, in 1962.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1409 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1359 metric tons per person | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1483 metric tons per person | +9.2% |
| 1964 | 0.138 metric tons per person | -7.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1479 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.159 metric tons per person | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1579 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1523 metric tons per person | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1584 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1426 metric tons per person | -10.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1769 metric tons per person | +24.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1801 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1632 metric tons per person | -9.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1656 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1761 metric tons per person | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1983 metric tons per person | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1866 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1893 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.183 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1804 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1795 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1969 metric tons per person | +9.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1816 metric tons per person | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1988 metric tons per person | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1848 metric tons per person | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 0.201 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1915 metric tons per person | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1967 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1854 metric tons per person | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1959 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2024 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5927 metric tons per person | +192.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5942 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5041 metric tons per person | -15.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4666 metric tons per person | -7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4429 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5496 metric tons per person | +24.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4157 metric tons per person | -24.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4335 metric tons per person | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4333 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5553 metric tons per person | +28.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5597 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4658 metric tons per person | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5814 metric tons per person | +24.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5599 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5495 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5242 metric tons per person | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6729 metric tons per person | +28.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6513 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5247 metric tons per person | -19.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6833 metric tons per person | +30.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5484 metric tons per person | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6861 metric tons per person | +25.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7161 metric tons per person | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6959 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7534 metric tons per person | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7744 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7427 metric tons per person | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7736 metric tons per person | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7722 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7948 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8028 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7933 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2882 metric tons per person | -63.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 | +192.8% | 0.2024 metric tons per person | 0.5927 metric tons per person |
| 2024 | -63.7% | 0.7933 metric tons per person | 0.2882 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1487 metric tons per person | 0.1359 metric tons per person | 0.159 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1762 metric tons per person | 0.1426 metric tons per person | 0.1983 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1897 metric tons per person | 0.1795 metric tons per person | 0.201 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4398 metric tons per person | 0.1959 metric tons per person | 0.5942 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5553 metric tons per person | 0.4333 metric tons per person | 0.6729 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6899 metric tons per person | 0.5247 metric tons per person | 0.7744 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6903 metric tons per person | 0.2882 metric tons per person | 0.8028 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 6 Canada 1.48 metric tons per person compare
- 7 Ukraine 1.47 metric tons per person compare
- 8 Latvia 1.44 metric tons per person compare
- 9 United States 1.34 metric tons per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 644.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population 142.68 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 298.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 30.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2021)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3085 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.2882 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8028 metric tons per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1359 metric tons per person in 1962.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.