Cereal production in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Cereal production was 19.62 million metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 19.62 million metric tons for cereal production in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 84.1% on the previous year and down 82.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 123.79 million metric tons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.62 million metric tons, in 2024.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.11 million metric tons | — |
| 1962 | 34.09 million metric tons | +25.8% |
| 1963 | 33.26 million metric tons | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 32.79 million metric tons | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 35.20 million metric tons | +7.4% |
| 1966 | 31.56 million metric tons | -10.4% |
| 1967 | 35.55 million metric tons | +12.6% |
| 1968 | 43.34 million metric tons | +21.9% |
| 1969 | 41.11 million metric tons | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 40.59 million metric tons | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 39.77 million metric tons | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 46.55 million metric tons | +17.0% |
| 1973 | 41.18 million metric tons | -11.5% |
| 1974 | 44.61 million metric tons | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 47.05 million metric tons | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 51.90 million metric tons | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 44.05 million metric tons | -15.1% |
| 1978 | 48.56 million metric tons | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 48.41 million metric tons | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 53.02 million metric tons | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 51.74 million metric tons | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 53.88 million metric tons | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 52.10 million metric tons | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 49.12 million metric tons | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 56.83 million metric tons | +15.7% |
| 1986 | 62.13 million metric tons | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 56.99 million metric tons | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 62.48 million metric tons | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 60.11 million metric tons | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 67.73 million metric tons | +12.7% |
| 1991 | 74.08 million metric tons | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 72.32 million metric tons | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 74.62 million metric tons | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 77.85 million metric tons | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 75.99 million metric tons | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 89.22 million metric tons | +17.4% |
| 1997 | 76.45 million metric tons | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 89.13 million metric tons | +16.6% |
| 1999 | 78.25 million metric tons | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 74.98 million metric tons | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 79.44 million metric tons | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 89.92 million metric tons | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 100.19 million metric tons | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 101.05 million metric tons | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 103.67 million metric tons | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 108.96 million metric tons | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 105.66 million metric tons | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 89.61 million metric tons | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 112.14 million metric tons | +25.1% |
| 2010 | 102.71 million metric tons | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 106.74 million metric tons | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 106.27 million metric tons | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 116.20 million metric tons | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 113.97 million metric tons | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 114.25 million metric tons | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 110.22 million metric tons | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 114.26 million metric tons | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 108.47 million metric tons | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 122.12 million metric tons | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 123.79 million metric tons | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 122.11 million metric tons | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 111.69 million metric tons | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 123.63 million metric tons | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 19.62 million metric tons | -84.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 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 | -84.1% | 123.63 million metric tons | 19.62 million metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.89 million metric tons | 27.11 million metric tons | 43.34 million metric tons | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.27 million metric tons | 39.77 million metric tons | 51.90 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.84 million metric tons | 49.12 million metric tons | 62.48 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.56 million metric tons | 67.73 million metric tons | 89.22 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.56 million metric tons | 74.98 million metric tons | 112.14 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.52 million metric tons | 102.71 million metric tons | 122.12 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.17 million metric tons | 19.62 million metric tons | 123.79 million metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 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
- 42 Belarus 7.73 million metric tons compare
- 43 Denmark 7.50 million metric tons compare
More agriculture & rural data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4714 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.0% (2025)
- Rural population 355.37 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 47.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2017)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 395.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1399 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Cereal production in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 19.62 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 123.79 million metric tons in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.62 million metric tons in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for cereal production?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 40th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding 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.