Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.0266 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 0.0266 metric tons per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 0.2307 metric tons per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0266 metric tons per person, in 2024.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 39th 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 (IDA & IBRD), 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 | 0.1885 metric tons per person | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2005 metric tons per person | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1904 metric tons per person | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1913 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1945 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1852 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2124 metric tons per person | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1778 metric tons per person | -16.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2026 metric tons per person | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1739 metric tons per person | -14.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1628 metric tons per person | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1689 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.187 metric tons per person | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2039 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.201 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2016 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2071 metric tons per person | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1965 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1631 metric tons per person | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1997 metric tons per person | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 0.179 metric tons per person | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1822 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1778 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1907 metric tons per person | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1836 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.181 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1717 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1751 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1633 metric tons per person | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1806 metric tons per person | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1799 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1745 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1569 metric tons per person | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1707 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0266 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 (IDA & IBRD) 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% | 0.1707 metric tons per person | 0.0266 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 | 0.1917 metric tons per person | 0.1739 metric tons per person | 0.2124 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1892 metric tons per person | 0.1628 metric tons per person | 0.2071 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1785 metric tons per person | 0.1633 metric tons per person | 0.1907 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1417 metric tons per person | 0.0266 metric tons per person | 0.1799 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 36 China 0.4549 metric tons per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 397.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population 354.69 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 297.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 47.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2017)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4739 units per person (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 0.0266 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0266 metric tons per person in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 39th 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD) 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.