Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre was 12.29 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
12.29 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 10.7%
Rank
33rd
of 47 groups
All-time high
12.31 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
2.69 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 12.29 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 12.31 metric tons per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.69 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.69 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.39 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1963 | 3.3 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 3.26 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 3.5 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1966 | 3.13 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1967 | 3.53 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1968 | 4.31 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1969 | 4.08 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 4.03 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 3.95 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 4.62 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1973 | 4.09 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1974 | 4.43 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 4.67 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 5.16 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 4.38 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1978 | 4.82 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 4.81 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 5.27 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 5.14 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 5.35 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 5.18 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 4.88 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 5.65 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1986 | 6.17 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 5.66 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 6.21 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 5.97 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 6.73 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1991 | 7.36 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 7.18 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 7.41 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 7.73 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 7.55 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 8.86 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1997 | 7.59 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 8.85 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1999 | 7.77 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 7.45 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 7.89 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 8.93 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 9.95 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 10.04 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 10.3 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 10.82 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 10.5 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 8.9 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 11.14 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 2010 | 10.2 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 10.61 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 10.56 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 11.55 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 11.32 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 11.35 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 10.95 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 11.36 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 10.78 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 12.14 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 12.31 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 12.14 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 11.1 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 12.29 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.47 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.69 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.31 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.5 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.95 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.16 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.55 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.88 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.21 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.7 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.73 metric tons per square kilometre | 8.86 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.59 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.45 metric tons per square kilometre | 11.14 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.08 metric tons per square kilometre | 10.2 metric tons per square kilometre | 12.14 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.96 metric tons per square kilometre | 11.1 metric tons per square kilometre | 12.31 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 30 South Korea 52.6 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 31 Italy 52.25 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 32 United States 50.58 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 33 Netherlands 44.65 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 34 Latvia 43.64 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 35 Myanmar 43.33 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 36 El Salvador 42.52 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 298.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 355.37 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 47.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1399 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 395.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 12.29 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.31 metric tons per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.69 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereal production (metric tons) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.