Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in OECD members
OECD members: Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre was 26.33 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
26.33 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
18th
of 47 groups
All-time high
27.73 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
10.08 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in OECD members, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in OECD members stood at 26.33 metric tons per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in OECD members peaked at 27.73 metric tons per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.08 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
OECD members ranks 18th 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 OECD members, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.08 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 10.85 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1963 | 11.4 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 11.04 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 11.87 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 12.26 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 13.06 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1968 | 13.42 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 13.45 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 12.37 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 14.93 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1972 | 14.47 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 15 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 14.22 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 15.53 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 15.84 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 16.31 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 17.55 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 17.66 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 17.1 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 19.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1982 | 19.46 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 16.02 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1984 | 20.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 1985 | 20.87 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 19.96 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 18.7 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 16.36 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1989 | 18.9 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 20.18 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 19.28 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 20.64 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 18.24 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 20.49 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 18.85 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 21.88 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1997 | 21.64 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 22.27 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 21.47 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 22.01 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 21.35 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 20 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 21.54 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 24.38 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 22.99 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 21.16 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 23.4 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 24.86 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 24.64 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 23.66 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 23.46 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 22.59 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 25.84 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 26.16 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 25.7 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 27.73 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 25.51 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 24.69 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 25.02 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 26 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 26.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 25.47 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 26.33 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.94 metric tons per square kilometre | 10.08 metric tons per square kilometre | 13.45 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.39 metric tons per square kilometre | 12.37 metric tons per square kilometre | 17.66 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.68 metric tons per square kilometre | 16.02 metric tons per square kilometre | 20.87 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.49 metric tons per square kilometre | 18.24 metric tons per square kilometre | 22.27 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.63 metric tons per square kilometre | 20 metric tons per square kilometre | 24.86 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.04 metric tons per square kilometre | 22.59 metric tons per square kilometre | 27.73 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.01 metric tons per square kilometre | 25.47 metric tons per square kilometre | 26.33 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 15 United Kingdom 91.13 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 16 Belgium 90.34 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 17 Romania 90.34 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 18 Lithuania 89.93 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 19 Slovakia 89.53 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 20 Cambodia 81.46 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 21 Nepal 77.79 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for OECD members
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 977.64 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.4% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Rural population 262.00 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 18.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 699.9 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3033 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in OECD members?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in OECD members was 26.33 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 27.73 metric tons per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.08 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does OECD members rank for cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
- OECD members ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.