Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre was 9.92 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9.92 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 10.6%
Rank
34th
of 47 groups
All-time high
9.93 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
2.19 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, 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 is 9.92 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 9.93 metric tons per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.19 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 34th 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, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.19 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.74 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1963 | 2.67 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 2.65 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 2.84 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 2.54 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1967 | 2.87 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1968 | 3.48 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1969 | 3.3 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 3.26 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 3.19 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 3.72 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1973 | 3.29 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1974 | 3.58 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 3.77 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 4.15 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 3.53 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1978 | 3.88 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 3.87 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 4.24 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 4.13 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 4.32 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 4.22 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 4.01 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 4.69 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1986 | 5.13 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 4.77 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 5.26 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 5.09 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 5.71 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1991 | 6.24 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 6.12 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 6.33 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 6.56 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 6.25 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 7.23 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 6.25 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 7.24 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 6.39 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 6.12 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 6.51 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 7.36 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 8.18 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 8.27 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 8.46 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 8.88 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 8.62 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 7.3 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2009 | 9.02 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 8.27 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 8.58 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 8.52 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 9.29 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 9.17 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 9.2 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.86 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 9.18 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 8.71 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 9.79 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 9.93 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 9.77 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 8.96 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 9.92 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.81 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.19 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.48 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.62 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.19 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.15 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.59 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.01 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.26 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.43 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.71 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.24 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.87 metric tons per square kilometre | 6.12 metric tons per square kilometre | 9.02 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.96 metric tons per square kilometre | 8.27 metric tons per square kilometre | 9.79 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.64 metric tons per square kilometre | 8.96 metric tons per square kilometre | 9.93 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 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
- 37 Malawi 40.25 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 347.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 364.70 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 44.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 420.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 9.92 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?
- The highest recorded value was 9.93 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 34th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.