Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.1273 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Upper middle income, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Upper middle income stood at 0.1273 metric tons per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 70.4% on the previous year and down 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Upper middle income peaked at 0.4306 metric tons per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1273 metric tons per person, in 2024.
Upper middle income ranks 25th 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.178 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1911 metric tons per person | +7.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2038 metric tons per person | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2124 metric tons per person | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2134 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2242 metric tons per person | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2275 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2184 metric tons per person | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2168 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2339 metric tons per person | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2407 metric tons per person | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2281 metric tons per person | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.235 metric tons per person | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2444 metric tons per person | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2502 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2552 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2445 metric tons per person | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2615 metric tons per person | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2667 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2623 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2748 metric tons per person | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2837 metric tons per person | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2902 metric tons per person | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3022 metric tons per person | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.291 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2914 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.29 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2854 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2859 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2977 metric tons per person | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2936 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3321 metric tons per person | +13.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3316 metric tons per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3176 metric tons per person | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3213 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3351 metric tons per person | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3345 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3307 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3281 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3103 metric tons per person | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3167 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3148 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3098 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3291 metric tons per person | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3308 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.338 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.345 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3625 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.357 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3659 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.383 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3834 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4037 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4027 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.417 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4137 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4242 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4148 metric tons per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4237 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4249 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4288 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4245 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4306 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1273 metric tons per person | -70.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Upper 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 | -70.4% | 0.4306 metric tons per person | 0.1273 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2095 metric tons per person | 0.178 metric tons per person | 0.2275 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.246 metric tons per person | 0.2281 metric tons per person | 0.2667 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2857 metric tons per person | 0.2623 metric tons per person | 0.3022 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3222 metric tons per person | 0.2936 metric tons per person | 0.3351 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3314 metric tons per person | 0.3098 metric tons per person | 0.3625 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4032 metric tons per person | 0.3659 metric tons per person | 0.4242 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3672 metric tons per person | 0.1273 metric tons per person | 0.4306 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 22 Croatia 0.8268 metric tons per person compare
- 23 Cambodia 0.8253 metric tons per person compare
- 24 France 0.7812 metric tons per person compare
- 25 Czechia 0.736 metric tons per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Upper middle income
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 748.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population 978.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.31 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Rural population 31.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3177 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Upper middle income?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in Upper middle income was 0.1273 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4306 metric tons per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1273 metric tons per person in 2024.
- How does Upper middle income rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- Upper middle income ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.