Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in IDA total
IDA total: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.1139 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in IDA total, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in IDA total is 0.1139 metric tons per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 41.7% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in IDA total peaked at 0.2021 metric tons per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1139 metric tons per person, in 2024.
IDA total ranks 26th 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 total, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1812 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1819 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1857 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1851 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1793 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1612 metric tons per person | -10.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1796 metric tons per person | +11.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1772 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1857 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1786 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1692 metric tons per person | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1608 metric tons per person | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1638 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1699 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1701 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1684 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.165 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1633 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1561 metric tons per person | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1715 metric tons per person | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1742 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1646 metric tons per person | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1654 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1552 metric tons per person | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.168 metric tons per person | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1729 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1596 metric tons per person | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.173 metric tons per person | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1697 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1633 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1629 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1667 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1713 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1675 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1715 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1754 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1657 metric tons per person | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.169 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1745 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.171 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1719 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1713 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1798 metric tons per person | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1739 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1889 metric tons per person | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1925 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1912 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1969 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1961 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2021 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.194 metric tons per person | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1947 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.196 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2013 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1958 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1968 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1941 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1978 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1962 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1994 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1961 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1941 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1953 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1139 metric tons per person | -41.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in IDA 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 | -41.7% | 0.1953 metric tons per person | 0.1139 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1797 metric tons per person | 0.1612 metric tons per person | 0.1857 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1665 metric tons per person | 0.1561 metric tons per person | 0.1786 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1674 metric tons per person | 0.1552 metric tons per person | 0.1742 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1688 metric tons per person | 0.1629 metric tons per person | 0.1754 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1833 metric tons per person | 0.171 metric tons per person | 0.1969 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1969 metric tons per person | 0.194 metric tons per person | 0.2021 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1797 metric tons per person | 0.1139 metric tons per person | 0.1994 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 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
- 28 Myanmar 0.5528 metric tons per person compare
- 29 Laos 0.5491 metric tons per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for IDA total
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 314.62 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population 1.17 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 625.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 58.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.4% (2023)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5885 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per capita in IDA total?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in IDA total was 0.1139 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2021 metric tons per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1139 metric tons per person in 2024.
- How does IDA total rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- IDA total ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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.