Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.0265 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 0.0265 metric tons per person for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 84.4% on the previous year and down 85.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.2307 metric tons per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0265 metric tons per person, in 2024.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.174 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2133 metric tons per person | +22.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2027 metric tons per person | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1946 metric tons per person | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2035 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1775 metric tons per person | -12.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1945 metric tons per person | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2307 metric tons per person | +18.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2128 metric tons per person | -7.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2043 metric tons per person | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1949 metric tons per person | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.222 metric tons per person | +13.9% |
| 1973 | 0.191 metric tons per person | -14.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2012 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2062 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2208 metric tons per person | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1819 metric tons per person | -17.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1947 metric tons per person | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1884 metric tons per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2001 metric tons per person | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1893 metric tons per person | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1912 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1792 metric tons per person | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1637 metric tons per person | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1836 metric tons per person | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1946 metric tons per person | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1732 metric tons per person | -11.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1843 metric tons per person | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1722 metric tons per person | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1874 metric tons per person | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1993 metric tons per person | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1893 metric tons per person | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1902 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1934 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1842 metric tons per person | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2112 metric tons per person | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1768 metric tons per person | -16.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2014 metric tons per person | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1728 metric tons per person | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1619 metric tons per person | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1679 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.186 metric tons per person | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2027 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1999 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2004 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2059 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1954 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1621 metric tons per person | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1985 metric tons per person | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1779 metric tons per person | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.181 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1767 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1895 metric tons per person | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1825 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1798 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1707 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.174 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1623 metric tons per person | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1795 metric tons per person | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1788 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1733 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1559 metric tons per person | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1696 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0265 metric tons per person | -84.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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 | -84.4% | 0.1696 metric tons per person | 0.0265 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2004 metric tons per person | 0.174 metric tons per person | 0.2307 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2005 metric tons per person | 0.1819 metric tons per person | 0.222 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1831 metric tons per person | 0.1637 metric tons per person | 0.2001 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1906 metric tons per person | 0.1728 metric tons per person | 0.2112 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1881 metric tons per person | 0.1619 metric tons per person | 0.2059 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1774 metric tons per person | 0.1623 metric tons per person | 0.1895 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1408 metric tons per person | 0.0265 metric tons per person | 0.1788 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 37 Spain 0.4271 metric tons per person compare
- 38 Mali 0.4198 metric tons per person compare
- 39 Sweden 0.4108 metric tons per person compare
- 40 Belize 0.3896 metric tons per person compare
- 41 Bangladesh 0.3823 metric tons per person compare
- 42 Nepal 0.3755 metric tons per person compare
- 43 Guinea 0.365 metric tons per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 395.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population 355.37 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 298.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 47.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2017)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4714 units per person (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.0265 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2307 metric tons per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0265 metric tons per person in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.