Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in North America
North America: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 1.19 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in North America, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
North America recorded 1.19 metric tons per person for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in North America peaked at 1.56 metric tons per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8919 metric tons per person, in 1988.
North America ranks 1st of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in North America, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8928 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.9343 metric tons per person | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 1 metric tons per person | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 0.8967 metric tons per person | -10.6% |
| 1965 | 1.01 metric tons per person | +12.5% |
| 1966 | 1.03 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 1.09 metric tons per person | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 1.07 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 1.08 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.9514 metric tons per person | -11.7% |
| 1971 | 1.2 metric tons per person | +26.5% |
| 1972 | 1.14 metric tons per person | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 1.17 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9948 metric tons per person | -15.0% |
| 1975 | 1.2 metric tons per person | +20.4% |
| 1976 | 1.25 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 1.26 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.29 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.36 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 1.24 metric tons per person | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 1.5 metric tons per person | +21.4% |
| 1982 | 1.5 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9842 metric tons per person | -34.6% |
| 1984 | 1.37 metric tons per person | +38.9% |
| 1985 | 1.5 metric tons per person | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 1.4 metric tons per person | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 1.24 metric tons per person | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8919 metric tons per person | -27.8% |
| 1989 | 1.21 metric tons per person | +35.9% |
| 1990 | 1.33 metric tons per person | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 1.19 metric tons per person | -10.8% |
| 1992 | 1.41 metric tons per person | +19.0% |
| 1993 | 1.08 metric tons per person | -23.9% |
| 1994 | 1.38 metric tons per person | +28.0% |
| 1995 | 1.11 metric tons per person | -19.7% |
| 1996 | 1.32 metric tons per person | +19.2% |
| 1997 | 1.28 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.31 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.26 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 1.26 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.17 metric tons per person | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 1.04 metric tons per person | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 1.24 metric tons per person | +18.3% |
| 2004 | 1.35 metric tons per person | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 1.27 metric tons per person | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.17 metric tons per person | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 1.39 metric tons per person | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 1.36 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.38 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.3 metric tons per person | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 1.25 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.17 metric tons per person | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.42 metric tons per person | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 1.39 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.36 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.56 metric tons per person | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 1.37 metric tons per person | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 1.36 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.31 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.35 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.34 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.27 metric tons per person | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 1.38 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 1.19 metric tons per person | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 metric tons per person | 0.8928 metric tons per person | 1.09 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.18 metric tons per person | 0.9514 metric tons per person | 1.36 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.28 metric tons per person | 0.8919 metric tons per person | 1.5 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 metric tons per person | 1.08 metric tons per person | 1.41 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 metric tons per person | 1.04 metric tons per person | 1.39 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 metric tons per person | 1.17 metric tons per person | 1.56 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 metric tons per person | 1.19 metric tons per person | 1.38 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
More agriculture & rural data for North America
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.3 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population 74.83 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.18 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 256.06 billion current US$ (2021)
- Rural population 19.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1951 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per capita in North America?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in North America was 1.19 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 metric tons per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8919 metric tons per person in 1988.
- How does North America rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- North America ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.