Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.1545 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Least developed countries, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Least developed countries stood at 0.1545 metric tons per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.6% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Least developed countries peaked at 0.231 metric tons per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1545 metric tons per person, in 2024.
Least developed countries ranks 21st 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2079 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2031 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2122 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2127 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2041 metric tons per person | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1888 metric tons per person | -7.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2062 metric tons per person | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1983 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2034 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1951 metric tons per person | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1837 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1739 metric tons per person | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1799 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1764 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.185 metric tons per person | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1821 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.18 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1813 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1711 metric tons per person | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1877 metric tons per person | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1888 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1795 metric tons per person | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1825 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1703 metric tons per person | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.181 metric tons per person | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1779 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1688 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1803 metric tons per person | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1806 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1707 metric tons per person | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1703 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1689 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1698 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.167 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1677 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1769 metric tons per person | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1656 metric tons per person | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1673 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1815 metric tons per person | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1763 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1838 metric tons per person | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1807 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1899 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1796 metric tons per person | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1997 metric tons per person | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2025 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2051 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2175 metric tons per person | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2212 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.231 metric tons per person | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.221 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.223 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2233 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.229 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2184 metric tons per person | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2221 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2195 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2264 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.218 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2225 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2175 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2196 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2164 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1545 metric tons per person | -28.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Least developed countries 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 | -28.6% | 0.2164 metric tons per person | 0.1545 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2041 metric tons per person | 0.1888 metric tons per person | 0.2127 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1808 metric tons per person | 0.1711 metric tons per person | 0.1951 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1797 metric tons per person | 0.1688 metric tons per person | 0.1888 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1706 metric tons per person | 0.1656 metric tons per person | 0.1815 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1956 metric tons per person | 0.1763 metric tons per person | 0.2212 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2232 metric tons per person | 0.218 metric tons per person | 0.231 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2061 metric tons per person | 0.1545 metric tons per person | 0.2225 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 18 Poland 0.959 metric tons per person compare
- 19 Russia 0.9505 metric tons per person compare
- 20 Estonia 0.8762 metric tons per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Least developed countries
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 277.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population 769.36 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 337.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 63.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.1% (2023)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6336 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Least developed countries?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Least developed countries was 0.1545 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.231 metric tons per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1545 metric tons per person in 2024.
- How does Least developed countries rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- Least developed countries ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed 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.