Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre was 7.82 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7.82 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
36th
of 47 groups
All-time high
7.84 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
1.89 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 7.82 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 7.84 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.89 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.89 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.98 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 2.02 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 1.94 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 1.95 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 1.9 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 2.41 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 1968 | 2.04 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1969 | 2.28 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1970 | 2.28 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 2.49 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1972 | 2.39 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 2.16 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1974 | 2.79 metric tons per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 1975 | 2.62 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 2.63 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 2.69 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 2.67 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 2.53 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 2.79 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 3.17 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1982 | 2.75 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1983 | 2.52 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 2.53 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 3.19 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1986 | 3.4 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 3.27 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 3.79 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1989 | 3.87 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 3.49 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 3.76 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 3.3 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1993 | 3.72 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1994 | 3.92 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 3.64 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 4.22 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1997 | 4.01 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 4.04 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 4.07 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 4.08 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 4.19 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 4.29 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 4.58 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 4.57 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.11 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 5.24 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 5.19 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 5.8 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 5.58 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 6.35 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 5.94 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 5.74 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 5.81 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 6.51 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 6.18 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 6.47 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 6.96 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 7.26 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 7.1 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 7.63 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 7.62 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 7.84 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 7.82 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.05 metric tons per square kilometre | 1.89 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.41 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.53 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.16 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.79 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.13 metric tons per square kilometre | 2.52 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.87 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.82 metric tons per square kilometre | 3.3 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.22 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.86 metric tons per square kilometre | 4.08 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.8 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.43 metric tons per square kilometre | 5.74 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.26 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.73 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.62 metric tons per square kilometre | 7.84 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 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
- 38 North Korea 39.76 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 39 Indonesia 39.08 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 731.36 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 55.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5534 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 7.82 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.84 metric tons per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.89 metric tons per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (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.