Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.1512 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Low & middle income, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Low & middle income is 0.1512 metric tons per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 52.1% on the previous year and down 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Low & middle income peaked at 0.3156 metric tons per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1512 metric tons per person, in 2024.
That places Low & middle income 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1822 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1905 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1992 metric tons per person | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.204 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1965 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1981 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2093 metric tons per person | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2068 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2072 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2175 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2189 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2073 metric tons per person | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2141 metric tons per person | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2157 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2251 metric tons per person | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2249 metric tons per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2211 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.2315 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2265 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.23 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2379 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2369 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2475 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2502 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2463 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2466 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2392 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2458 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2481 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2505 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2484 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2689 metric tons per person | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2692 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2622 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2604 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2684 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2674 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.265 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2663 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2543 metric tons per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2581 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2503 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2538 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2597 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2641 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2696 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2731 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2837 metric tons per person | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2782 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2836 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2945 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2933 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3029 metric tons per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3035 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3056 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3044 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3104 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3067 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3099 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3124 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3156 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3104 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3155 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1512 metric tons per person | -52.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Low & middle income 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 | -52.1% | 0.3155 metric tons per person | 0.1512 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1993 metric tons per person | 0.1822 metric tons per person | 0.2093 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2203 metric tons per person | 0.2073 metric tons per person | 0.2315 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2428 metric tons per person | 0.23 metric tons per person | 0.2502 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2627 metric tons per person | 0.2484 metric tons per person | 0.2692 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2645 metric tons per person | 0.2503 metric tons per person | 0.2837 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3015 metric tons per person | 0.2836 metric tons per person | 0.3104 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.281 metric tons per person | 0.1512 metric tons per person | 0.3156 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 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
- 25 Czechia 0.736 metric tons per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Low & middle income
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 555.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population 3.18 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 46.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4688 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Low & middle income?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Low & middle income was 0.1512 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3156 metric tons per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1512 metric tons per person in 2024.
- How does Low & middle income rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- Low & middle income ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.