Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.1471 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in IDA & IBRD total, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in IDA & IBRD total stood at 0.1471 metric tons per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.3% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 0.3366 metric tons per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1471 metric tons per person, in 2024.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 24th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1812 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1873 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.196 metric tons per person | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2007 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1953 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1976 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2079 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2055 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.206 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2143 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2182 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2086 metric tons per person | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2139 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2154 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2239 metric tons per person | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2255 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2208 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2308 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2252 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2288 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2358 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2368 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2458 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2499 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2449 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2462 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2385 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2451 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.248 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.25 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2481 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2876 metric tons per person | +15.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2871 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.277 metric tons per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2737 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2806 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2856 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2736 metric tons per person | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2761 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2644 metric tons per person | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2745 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2664 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2643 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2761 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2785 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.282 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2851 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3022 metric tons per person | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2947 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2937 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3101 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3037 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.318 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3213 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3219 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3236 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3324 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3252 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3295 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3325 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3354 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.334 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3366 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1471 metric tons per person | -56.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in IDA & IBRD total 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 | -56.3% | 0.3366 metric tons per person | 0.1471 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1975 metric tons per person | 0.1812 metric tons per person | 0.2079 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2197 metric tons per person | 0.2086 metric tons per person | 0.2308 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.242 metric tons per person | 0.2288 metric tons per person | 0.2499 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2739 metric tons per person | 0.2481 metric tons per person | 0.2876 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2788 metric tons per person | 0.2643 metric tons per person | 0.3022 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3179 metric tons per person | 0.2937 metric tons per person | 0.3324 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2971 metric tons per person | 0.1471 metric tons per person | 0.3366 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 21 Belarus 0.8466 metric tons per person compare
- 22 Croatia 0.8268 metric tons per person compare
- 23 Cambodia 0.8253 metric tons per person compare
- 24 France 0.7812 metric tons per person compare
- 25 Czechia 0.736 metric tons per person compare
- 26 Slovakia 0.68 metric tons per person compare
- 27 Brazil 0.6556 metric tons per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for IDA & IBRD total
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 559.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population 3.24 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.91 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 46.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4632 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per capita in IDA & IBRD total?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in IDA & IBRD total was 0.1471 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3366 metric tons per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1471 metric tons per person in 2024.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.