Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in European Union
European Union: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.2459 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in European Union, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in European Union is 0.2459 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 59.3% on the previous year and down 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in European Union peaked at 0.7054 metric tons per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2459 metric tons per person, in 2024.
European Union ranks 14th 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 European Union, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.325 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3474 metric tons per person | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3434 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3541 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3681 metric tons per person | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3635 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4016 metric tons per person | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4094 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4108 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.383 metric tons per person | -6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4499 metric tons per person | +17.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4596 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4579 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4743 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4475 metric tons per person | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4434 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4546 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5033 metric tons per person | +10.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4741 metric tons per person | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5085 metric tons per person | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4752 metric tons per person | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 0.52 metric tons per person | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4918 metric tons per person | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5873 metric tons per person | +19.4% |
| 1985 | 0.55 metric tons per person | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5374 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5322 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5564 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5626 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5462 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5794 metric tons per person | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5031 metric tons per person | -13.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5409 metric tons per person | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5392 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5538 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5931 metric tons per person | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6292 metric tons per person | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6237 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.594 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5964 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6251 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6251 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5378 metric tons per person | -14.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7054 metric tons per person | +31.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6192 metric tons per person | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5768 metric tons per person | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5615 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6728 metric tons per person | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6355 metric tons per person | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5959 metric tons per person | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6192 metric tons per person | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6004 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6543 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6984 metric tons per person | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6623 metric tons per person | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6314 metric tons per person | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6486 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6141 metric tons per person | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6696 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6389 metric tons per person | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6667 metric tons per person | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6054 metric tons per person | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6049 metric tons per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2459 metric tons per person | -59.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in European Union 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 | -59.3% | 0.6049 metric tons per person | 0.2459 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3693 metric tons per person | 0.325 metric tons per person | 0.4108 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4548 metric tons per person | 0.383 metric tons per person | 0.5033 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5321 metric tons per person | 0.4752 metric tons per person | 0.5873 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5703 metric tons per person | 0.5031 metric tons per person | 0.6292 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6156 metric tons per person | 0.5378 metric tons per person | 0.7054 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6394 metric tons per person | 0.5959 metric tons per person | 0.6984 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5524 metric tons per person | 0.2459 metric tons per person | 0.6667 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 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
- 17 Paraguay 1 metric tons per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for European Union
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 767.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population 112.00 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 346.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 24.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2483 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per capita in European Union?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in European Union was 0.2459 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7054 metric tons per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2459 metric tons per person in 2024.
- How does European Union rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- European Union ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.