Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.3874 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.3874 metric tons per person.
That represents a change of down 16.4% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.4637 metric tons per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2172 metric tons per person, in 1962.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2193 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2172 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2325 metric tons per person | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2551 metric tons per person | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2397 metric tons per person | -6.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2404 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2532 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2391 metric tons per person | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2417 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2597 metric tons per person | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2574 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2356 metric tons per person | -8.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2534 metric tons per person | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2589 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2596 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2732 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2663 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.258 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2467 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2539 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2909 metric tons per person | +14.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2892 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2677 metric tons per person | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2797 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2835 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2661 metric tons per person | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2766 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.262 metric tons per person | -5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2515 metric tons per person | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2289 metric tons per person | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2347 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2655 metric tons per person | +13.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2556 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2613 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2647 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2646 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2738 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2654 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2673 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2722 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2926 metric tons per person | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2653 metric tons per person | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3078 metric tons per person | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3027 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2841 metric tons per person | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2863 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3244 metric tons per person | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3341 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2899 metric tons per person | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3377 metric tons per person | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3319 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3454 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3813 metric tons per person | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3875 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3875 metric tons per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3775 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4401 metric tons per person | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4016 metric tons per person | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4483 metric tons per person | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4537 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4439 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.46 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4637 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3874 metric tons per person | -16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2376 metric tons per person | 0.2172 metric tons per person | 0.2551 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2569 metric tons per person | 0.2356 metric tons per person | 0.2732 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2721 metric tons per person | 0.2515 metric tons per person | 0.2909 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2582 metric tons per person | 0.2289 metric tons per person | 0.2738 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2959 metric tons per person | 0.2653 metric tons per person | 0.3341 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3839 metric tons per person | 0.3319 metric tons per person | 0.4483 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4417 metric tons per person | 0.3874 metric tons per person | 0.4637 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 9 United States 1.34 metric tons per person compare
- 10 Hungary 1.33 metric tons per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 763.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population 120.45 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 497.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 18.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.1% (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1849 units per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.3874 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4637 metric tons per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2172 metric tons per person in 1962.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.