Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.0959 metric tons per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 0.0959 metric tons per person for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.3% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 0.1626 metric tons per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0959 metric tons per person, in 2024.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 32nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.151 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1523 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1499 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.15 metric tons per person | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1451 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1451 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1549 metric tons per person | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1399 metric tons per person | -9.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1498 metric tons per person | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1411 metric tons per person | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1419 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1366 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1324 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1377 metric tons per person | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1392 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1433 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1367 metric tons per person | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.136 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1289 metric tons per person | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1305 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1339 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1217 metric tons per person | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1224 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1133 metric tons per person | -7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1271 metric tons per person | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1256 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1162 metric tons per person | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1342 metric tons per person | +15.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1237 metric tons per person | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1111 metric tons per person | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1224 metric tons per person | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1122 metric tons per person | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1178 metric tons per person | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1129 metric tons per person | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1172 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1274 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1159 metric tons per person | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1211 metric tons per person | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1166 metric tons per person | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1053 metric tons per person | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1161 metric tons per person | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1158 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1245 metric tons per person | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1136 metric tons per person | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1296 metric tons per person | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1314 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1329 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1364 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.145 metric tons per person | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1565 metric tons per person | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.146 metric tons per person | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1551 metric tons per person | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1554 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1626 metric tons per person | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1529 metric tons per person | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1582 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1552 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1617 metric tons per person | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1554 metric tons per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1601 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1541 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.156 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1529 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0959 metric tons per person | -37.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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 | -37.3% | 0.1529 metric tons per person | 0.0959 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1486 metric tons per person | 0.1399 metric tons per person | 0.1549 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1374 metric tons per person | 0.1289 metric tons per person | 0.1433 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1249 metric tons per person | 0.1133 metric tons per person | 0.1342 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1175 metric tons per person | 0.1111 metric tons per person | 0.1274 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1251 metric tons per person | 0.1053 metric tons per person | 0.145 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1559 metric tons per person | 0.146 metric tons per person | 0.1626 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1438 metric tons per person | 0.0959 metric tons per person | 0.1601 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 29 Laos 0.5491 metric tons per person compare
- 30 Finland 0.5385 metric tons per person compare
- 31 Thailand 0.5374 metric tons per person compare
- 32 Austria 0.5318 metric tons per person compare
- 33 Germany 0.5098 metric tons per person compare
- 34 Vietnam 0.4777 metric tons per person compare
- 35 Turkey 0.4562 metric tons per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 282.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population 595.18 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 272.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 61.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.8% (2023)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6167 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 0.0959 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1626 metric tons per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0959 metric tons per person in 2024.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.