Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in High income
High income: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.4426 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4426 metric tons per person
Change on year
down 39.2%
Rank
5th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.7762 metric tons per person
in 2016
All-time low
0.3817 metric tons per person
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in High income, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in High income stood at 0.4426 metric tons per person.
The figure is down 39.2% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in High income peaked at 0.7762 metric tons per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3817 metric tons per person, in 1961.
High income ranks 5th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in High income, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3817 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4029 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4154 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4264 metric tons per person | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4366 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4597 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4662 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4629 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4195 metric tons per person | -9.4% |
| 1971 | 0.502 metric tons per person | +19.7% |
| 1972 | 0.487 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.499 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.467 metric tons per person | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5023 metric tons per person | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5114 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5195 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5535 metric tons per person | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5553 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5293 metric tons per person | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5862 metric tons per person | +10.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5971 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4823 metric tons per person | -19.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6103 metric tons per person | +26.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6198 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5924 metric tons per person | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5458 metric tons per person | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 0.476 metric tons per person | -12.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5553 metric tons per person | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 0.578 metric tons per person | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5514 metric tons per person | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6707 metric tons per person | +21.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5937 metric tons per person | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6461 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5803 metric tons per person | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6585 metric tons per person | +13.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6734 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6461 metric tons per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6311 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6419 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6436 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6018 metric tons per person | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6196 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7126 metric tons per person | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6662 metric tons per person | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6091 metric tons per person | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6631 metric tons per person | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.726 metric tons per person | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7059 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6496 metric tons per person | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6717 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6189 metric tons per person | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7212 metric tons per person | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7383 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7153 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7762 metric tons per person | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7295 metric tons per person | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6965 metric tons per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7088 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7278 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.7345 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7253 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7274 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4426 metric tons per person | -39.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.428 metric tons per person | 0.3817 metric tons per person | 0.4662 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5016 metric tons per person | 0.4195 metric tons per person | 0.5553 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5595 metric tons per person | 0.476 metric tons per person | 0.6198 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6229 metric tons per person | 0.5514 metric tons per person | 0.6734 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.659 metric tons per person | 0.6018 metric tons per person | 0.726 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7026 metric tons per person | 0.6189 metric tons per person | 0.7762 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6715 metric tons per person | 0.4426 metric tons per person | 0.7345 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 2 Australia 1.93 metric tons per person compare
- 3 Argentina 1.88 metric tons per person compare
- 4 Serbia 1.64 metric tons per person compare
- 5 Bulgaria 1.6 metric tons per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for High income
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.62 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population 281.21 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 904.10 billion current US$ (2024)
- Rural population 19.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1975 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per capita in High income?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in High income was 0.4426 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7762 metric tons per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3817 metric tons per person in 1961.
- How does High income rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- High income ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.