Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.0962 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 0.0962 metric tons per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 35.2% on the previous year and down 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 0.1791 metric tons per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0962 metric tons per person, in 2024.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1636 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1666 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1658 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1557 metric tons per person | -6.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1525 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1445 metric tons per person | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1791 metric tons per person | +23.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1475 metric tons per person | -17.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1606 metric tons per person | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1561 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.166 metric tons per person | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1555 metric tons per person | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1367 metric tons per person | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1712 metric tons per person | +25.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1566 metric tons per person | -8.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1528 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1516 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1465 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1345 metric tons per person | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1441 metric tons per person | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.159 metric tons per person | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1336 metric tons per person | -16.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1191 metric tons per person | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1162 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.142 metric tons per person | +22.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1473 metric tons per person | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1374 metric tons per person | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.155 metric tons per person | +12.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1537 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.135 metric tons per person | -12.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1414 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1207 metric tons per person | -14.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1399 metric tons per person | +15.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1433 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1298 metric tons per person | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1466 metric tons per person | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1354 metric tons per person | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1329 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1303 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1274 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1272 metric tons per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1268 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1318 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.129 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1402 metric tons per person | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1399 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.135 metric tons per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1467 metric tons per person | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1373 metric tons per person | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1518 metric tons per person | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1382 metric tons per person | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1451 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1431 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.156 metric tons per person | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1442 metric tons per person | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1469 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.154 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1564 metric tons per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.149 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1561 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.152 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1526 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1485 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0962 metric tons per person | -35.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1595 metric tons per person | 0.1445 metric tons per person | 0.1791 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1527 metric tons per person | 0.1345 metric tons per person | 0.1712 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1407 metric tons per person | 0.1162 metric tons per person | 0.159 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1355 metric tons per person | 0.1207 metric tons per person | 0.1466 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1341 metric tons per person | 0.1268 metric tons per person | 0.1467 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1485 metric tons per person | 0.1382 metric tons per person | 0.1564 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1411 metric tons per person | 0.0962 metric tons per person | 0.1561 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 26 Slovakia 0.68 metric tons per person compare
- 27 Brazil 0.6556 metric tons per person compare
- 28 Myanmar 0.5528 metric tons per person compare
- 29 Laos 0.5491 metric tons per person compare
- 30 Finland 0.5385 metric tons per person compare
- 31 Thailand 0.5374 metric tons per person compare
- 32 Austria 0.5318 metric tons per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 731.36 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5534 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 0.0962 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1791 metric tons per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0962 metric tons per person in 2024.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (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.