Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Middle income
Middle income: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.1562 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Middle income, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 0.1562 metric tons per person for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 53.7% on the previous year and down 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Middle income peaked at 0.3371 metric tons per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1562 metric tons per person, in 2024.
Middle income ranks 20th 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1825 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1907 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2003 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2055 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1982 metric tons per person | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2004 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2113 metric tons per person | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2099 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2093 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2213 metric tons per person | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2228 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2102 metric tons per person | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2185 metric tons per person | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2193 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2296 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2287 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2256 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2367 metric tons per person | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.232 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.235 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2433 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2438 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2549 metric tons per person | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2594 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2541 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2542 metric tons per person | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2474 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2523 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2571 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2598 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2562 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2788 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2791 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.272 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2711 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2793 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2793 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2759 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2786 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.267 metric tons per person | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2696 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2616 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2644 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2727 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2757 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2816 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.286 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2984 metric tons per person | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2911 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2968 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3097 metric tons per person | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3076 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3185 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.319 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3227 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.321 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3285 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3241 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3276 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3309 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3363 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3303 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3371 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1562 metric tons per person | -53.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in 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 | -53.7% | 0.3371 metric tons per person | 0.1562 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2009 metric tons per person | 0.1825 metric tons per person | 0.2113 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2245 metric tons per person | 0.2102 metric tons per person | 0.2367 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2501 metric tons per person | 0.235 metric tons per person | 0.2594 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.273 metric tons per person | 0.2562 metric tons per person | 0.2793 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2768 metric tons per person | 0.2616 metric tons per person | 0.2984 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3175 metric tons per person | 0.2968 metric tons per person | 0.3285 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2982 metric tons per person | 0.1562 metric tons per person | 0.3371 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 17 Paraguay 1 metric tons per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Middle income
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 597.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population 2.69 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.60 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 44.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4459 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Middle income?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Middle income was 0.1562 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3371 metric tons per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1562 metric tons per person in 2024.
- How does Middle income rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- Middle income ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.