Cereal production in Low income
Low income: Cereal production was 82.91 million metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.91 million metric tons
Change on year
down 18.2%
Rank
32nd
of 47 groups
All-time high
102.52 million metric tons
in 2022
All-time low
24.56 million metric tons
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal production in Low income, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal production in Low income stood at 82.91 million metric tons.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Low income peaked at 102.52 million metric tons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.56 million metric tons, in 1961.
Low income ranks 32nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production in Low income, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24.56 million metric tons | — |
| 1962 | 26.45 million metric tons | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 26.52 million metric tons | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 26.96 million metric tons | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 26.17 million metric tons | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 25.54 million metric tons | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 28.79 million metric tons | +12.7% |
| 1968 | 26.55 million metric tons | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 29.89 million metric tons | +12.6% |
| 1970 | 28.28 million metric tons | -5.4% |
| 1971 | 28.79 million metric tons | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 30.05 million metric tons | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 28.35 million metric tons | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 31.45 million metric tons | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 31.84 million metric tons | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 34.72 million metric tons | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 32.66 million metric tons | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 33.72 million metric tons | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 32.65 million metric tons | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 35.97 million metric tons | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 37.16 million metric tons | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 32.91 million metric tons | -11.4% |
| 1983 | 34.99 million metric tons | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 30.38 million metric tons | -13.2% |
| 1985 | 35.36 million metric tons | +16.4% |
| 1986 | 37.17 million metric tons | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 34.26 million metric tons | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 43.37 million metric tons | +26.6% |
| 1989 | 36.17 million metric tons | -16.6% |
| 1990 | 36.54 million metric tons | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 43.31 million metric tons | +18.5% |
| 1992 | 42.86 million metric tons | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 45.25 million metric tons | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 44.60 million metric tons | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 42.40 million metric tons | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 45.67 million metric tons | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 43.06 million metric tons | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 48.67 million metric tons | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 45.21 million metric tons | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 40.48 million metric tons | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 49.20 million metric tons | +21.6% |
| 2002 | 49.28 million metric tons | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 56.40 million metric tons | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 49.83 million metric tons | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 61.15 million metric tons | +22.7% |
| 2006 | 64.15 million metric tons | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 64.78 million metric tons | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 63.86 million metric tons | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 72.68 million metric tons | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 77.46 million metric tons | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 75.82 million metric tons | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 83.62 million metric tons | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 84.94 million metric tons | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 88.85 million metric tons | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 85.08 million metric tons | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 90.01 million metric tons | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 90.07 million metric tons | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.09 million metric tons | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 100.69 million metric tons | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 102.43 million metric tons | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 96.29 million metric tons | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 102.52 million metric tons | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 101.31 million metric tons | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 82.91 million metric tons | -18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.83 million metric tons | 24.56 million metric tons | 29.89 million metric tons | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.25 million metric tons | 28.28 million metric tons | 34.72 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.77 million metric tons | 30.38 million metric tons | 43.37 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.76 million metric tons | 36.54 million metric tons | 48.67 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.18 million metric tons | 40.48 million metric tons | 72.68 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.16 million metric tons | 75.82 million metric tons | 100.69 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.09 million metric tons | 82.91 million metric tons | 102.52 million metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 29 Romania 20.78 million metric tons compare
- 30 Italy 15.45 million metric tons compare
- 31 South Africa 15.31 million metric tons compare
- 32 Cambodia 14.38 million metric tons compare
- 33 Tanzania 12.79 million metric tons compare
- 34 Hungary 12.69 million metric tons compare
- 35 Japan 11.50 million metric tons compare
More agriculture & rural data for Low income
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 27.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 497.63 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 64.8% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2723 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 175.01 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Low income?
- Cereal production in Low income was 82.91 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 102.52 million metric tons in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.56 million metric tons in 1961.
- How does Low income rank for cereal production?
- Low income ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.