Cereal production in High income
High income: Cereal production was 627.53 million metric tons in 2024. β² Rising
Cereal production in High income, 1961β2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
High income recorded 627.53 million metric tons for cereal production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 38.7% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in High income peaked at 1.07 billion metric tons in 2016 and was at its lowest, 350.92 million metric tons, in 1961.
High income ranks 9th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 412.72 million metric tons | 350.92 million metric tons | 463.99 million metric tons | 9 |
| 1970s | 530.05 million metric tons | 424.42 million metric tons | 608.20 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 637.34 million metric tons | 544.15 million metric tons | 708.56 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 758.85 million metric tons | 656.53 million metric tons | 832.35 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 848.83 million metric tons | 763.48 million metric tons | 954.49 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 956.66 million metric tons | 830.80 million metric tons | 1.07 billion metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 940.46 million metric tons | 627.53 million metric tons | 1.02 billion metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 6 Argentina 85.73 million metric tons compare
- 7 Indonesia 73.97 million metric tons compare
- 8 Bangladesh 66.35 million metric tons compare
- 9 Canada 59.24 million metric tons compare
- 10 Ukraine 55.65 million metric tons compare
- 11 France 53.55 million metric tons compare
- 12 Pakistan 53.19 million metric tons compare
More agriculture & rural data for High income
- Rural population, per capita 0.1975 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population 281.21 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 19.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.62 current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in High income?
- Cereal production in High income was 627.53 million metric tons in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal production recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 billion metric tons in 2016.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 350.92 million metric tons in 1961.
- How does High income rank for cereal production?
- High income ranks 9th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.