Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in World
World: Cereal production (metric tons), per capita was 0.202 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in World, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production (metric tons), per capita in World is 0.202 metric tons per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.9% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per capita in World peaked at 0.3905 metric tons per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.202 metric tons per person, in 2024.
World ranks 15th 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 World, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2421 metric tons per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2539 metric tons per person | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2632 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2615 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2633 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2666 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2805 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2798 metric tons per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2783 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.273 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2959 metric tons per person | +8.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2826 metric tons per person | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.29 metric tons per person | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2819 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2975 metric tons per person | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.299 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2975 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3131 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3091 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3045 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3237 metric tons per person | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3247 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3041 metric tons per person | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.336 metric tons per person | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3343 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3272 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3099 metric tons per person | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2983 metric tons per person | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3174 metric tons per person | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3236 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3154 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3569 metric tons per person | +13.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3397 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3447 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3286 metric tons per person | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3507 metric tons per person | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3523 metric tons per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.344 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3413 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3333 metric tons per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.336 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3208 metric tons per person | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3266 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3491 metric tons per person | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.343 metric tons per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3357 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3486 metric tons per person | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3688 metric tons per person | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.36 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3531 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3655 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3542 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3806 metric tons per person | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3838 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3808 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3905 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3864 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3768 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3811 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3861 metric tons per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3892 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.383 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3874 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.202 metric tons per person | -47.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in World 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 | -47.9% | 0.3874 metric tons per person | 0.202 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2655 metric tons per person | 0.2421 metric tons per person | 0.2805 metric tons per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.294 metric tons per person | 0.273 metric tons per person | 0.3131 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.318 metric tons per person | 0.2983 metric tons per person | 0.336 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3397 metric tons per person | 0.3154 metric tons per person | 0.3569 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3422 metric tons per person | 0.3208 metric tons per person | 0.3688 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3753 metric tons per person | 0.3531 metric tons per person | 0.3905 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3495 metric tons per person | 0.202 metric tons per person | 0.3892 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 12 Denmark 1.25 metric tons per person compare
- 13 Uruguay 1.22 metric tons per person compare
- 14 Guyana 1.21 metric tons per person compare
- 15 Kazakhstan 1.19 metric tons per person compare
- 16 Romania 1.09 metric tons per person compare
- 17 Paraguay 1 metric tons per person compare
- 18 Poland 0.959 metric tons per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per capita in World?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per capita in World was 0.202 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3905 metric tons per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.202 metric tons per person in 2024.
- How does World rank for cereal production (metric tons), per capita?
- World ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.