Cereal production in IDA blend
IDA blend: Cereal production was 32.32 million metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
32.32 million metric tons
Change on year
down 68.7%
Rank
38th
of 47 groups
All-time high
103.37 million metric tons
in 2023
All-time low
17.72 million metric tons
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal production in IDA blend, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 32.32 million metric tons for cereal production in 2024.
The figure is down 68.7% on the previous year and down 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in IDA blend peaked at 103.37 million metric tons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.72 million metric tons, in 1966.
IDA blend ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18.47 million metric tons | — |
| 1962 | 19.36 million metric tons | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 19.50 million metric tons | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 19.80 million metric tons | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 20.58 million metric tons | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 17.72 million metric tons | -13.9% |
| 1967 | 20.99 million metric tons | +18.4% |
| 1968 | 23.32 million metric tons | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 26.30 million metric tons | +12.8% |
| 1970 | 26.24 million metric tons | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 25.79 million metric tons | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 24.23 million metric tons | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 26.45 million metric tons | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 29.81 million metric tons | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 28.63 million metric tons | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 29.00 million metric tons | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 29.36 million metric tons | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 27.86 million metric tons | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 28.86 million metric tons | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 31.35 million metric tons | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 34.03 million metric tons | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 34.10 million metric tons | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 34.00 million metric tons | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 33.57 million metric tons | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 38.47 million metric tons | +14.6% |
| 1986 | 44.74 million metric tons | +16.3% |
| 1987 | 41.12 million metric tons | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 44.84 million metric tons | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 47.35 million metric tons | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 46.56 million metric tons | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 47.51 million metric tons | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 50.45 million metric tons | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 54.15 million metric tons | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 54.29 million metric tons | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 58.30 million metric tons | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 59.00 million metric tons | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 58.83 million metric tons | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 61.99 million metric tons | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 62.47 million metric tons | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 63.58 million metric tons | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 59.81 million metric tons | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 61.53 million metric tons | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 66.17 million metric tons | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 70.24 million metric tons | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 75.09 million metric tons | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 79.03 million metric tons | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 79.26 million metric tons | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 80.42 million metric tons | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 75.52 million metric tons | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 78.38 million metric tons | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 77.51 million metric tons | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 77.55 million metric tons | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.77 million metric tons | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 88.58 million metric tons | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 88.15 million metric tons | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 90.25 million metric tons | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 91.60 million metric tons | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 92.25 million metric tons | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 94.10 million metric tons | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 97.20 million metric tons | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 101.82 million metric tons | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 99.27 million metric tons | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 103.37 million metric tons | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 32.32 million metric tons | -68.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production in IDA blend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -68.7% | 103.37 million metric tons | 32.32 million metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.67 million metric tons | 17.72 million metric tons | 26.30 million metric tons | 9 |
| 1970s | 27.62 million metric tons | 24.23 million metric tons | 29.81 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.36 million metric tons | 31.35 million metric tons | 47.35 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.35 million metric tons | 46.56 million metric tons | 62.47 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.06 million metric tons | 59.81 million metric tons | 80.42 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.91 million metric tons | 77.51 million metric tons | 94.10 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.80 million metric tons | 32.32 million metric tons | 103.37 million metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 35 Japan 11.50 million metric tons compare
- 36 Nepal 11.15 million metric tons compare
- 37 Serbia 10.83 million metric tons compare
- 38 Bulgaria 10.35 million metric tons compare
- 39 Mali 9.98 million metric tons compare
- 40 Czechia 8.00 million metric tons compare
- 41 Uzbekistan 7.91 million metric tons compare
More agriculture & rural data for IDA blend
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.0% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 350.29 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 50.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8589 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 373.77 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in IDA blend?
- Cereal production in IDA blend was 32.32 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 103.37 million metric tons in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.72 million metric tons in 1966.
- How does IDA blend rank for cereal production?
- IDA blend ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.