Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in OECD members
OECD members: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.477 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.477 metric tons per person
Change on year
down 28.8%
Rank
4th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.7344 metric tons per person
in 2016
All-time low
0.4317 metric tons per person
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in OECD members, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in OECD members stood at 0.477 metric tons per person.
That represents a change of down 28.8% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in OECD members peaked at 0.7344 metric tons per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4317 metric tons per person, in 1961.
OECD members ranks 4th 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4317 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4582 metric tons per person | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 0.475 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4539 metric tons per person | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4817 metric tons per person | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4915 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5174 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5253 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.5208 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4734 metric tons per person | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5642 metric tons per person | +19.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5404 metric tons per person | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5539 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5195 metric tons per person | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5617 metric tons per person | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5672 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5786 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.6169 metric tons per person | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6149 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5896 metric tons per person | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6569 metric tons per person | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 0.6595 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5383 metric tons per person | -18.4% |
| 1984 | 0.674 metric tons per person | +25.2% |
| 1985 | 0.6904 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.655 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6087 metric tons per person | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5284 metric tons per person | -13.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6051 metric tons per person | +14.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6405 metric tons per person | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.6061 metric tons per person | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.646 metric tons per person | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5679 metric tons per person | -12.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6325 metric tons per person | +11.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5772 metric tons per person | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6647 metric tons per person | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6525 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6667 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6379 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6499 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6259 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.582 metric tons per person | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6222 metric tons per person | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6992 metric tons per person | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6547 metric tons per person | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5983 metric tons per person | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6569 metric tons per person | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6921 metric tons per person | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.681 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6496 metric tons per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6407 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.613 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6972 metric tons per person | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7016 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.685 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7344 metric tons per person | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6717 metric tons per person | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6464 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.651 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6741 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6753 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6525 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6702 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.477 metric tons per person | -28.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4839 metric tons per person | 0.4317 metric tons per person | 0.5253 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5591 metric tons per person | 0.4734 metric tons per person | 0.6169 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6206 metric tons per person | 0.5284 metric tons per person | 0.6904 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6292 metric tons per person | 0.5679 metric tons per person | 0.6667 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6462 metric tons per person | 0.582 metric tons per person | 0.6992 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6691 metric tons per person | 0.613 metric tons per person | 0.7344 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6298 metric tons per person | 0.477 metric tons per person | 0.6753 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 1 Lithuania 1.96 metric tons per person compare
- 2 Australia 1.93 metric tons per person compare
- 3 Argentina 1.88 metric tons per person compare
- 4 Serbia 1.64 metric tons per person compare
- 5 Bulgaria 1.6 metric tons per person compare
- 6 Canada 1.48 metric tons per person compare
- 7 Ukraine 1.47 metric tons per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for OECD members
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 699.9 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population 262.00 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.4% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 977.64 billion current US$ (2024)
- Rural population 18.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1868 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per capita in OECD members?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in OECD members was 0.477 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7344 metric tons per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4317 metric tons per person in 1961.
- How does OECD members rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- OECD members ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.