Cereal production in Venezuela
Venezuela: Cereal production was 2.10 million metric tons in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.10 million metric tons
Change on year
up 19.3%
World rank
91st
of 181 countries
All-time high
4.11 million metric tons
in 2008
All-time low
501,394 metric tons
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereal production in Venezuela, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 2.10 million metric tons for cereal production in 2023.
The figure is up 19.3% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Venezuela peaked at 4.11 million metric tons in 2008 and was at its lowest, 501,394 metric tons, in 1961.
That places Venezuela 91st out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal production in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 501,394 metric tons | — |
| 1962 | 644,230 metric tons | +28.5% |
| 1963 | 562,385 metric tons | -12.7% |
| 1964 | 644,148 metric tons | +14.5% |
| 1965 | 725,873 metric tons | +12.7% |
| 1966 | 764,411 metric tons | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 873,747 metric tons | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 928,029 metric tons | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 920,157 metric tons | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 943,190 metric tons | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 869,538 metric tons | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 678,774 metric tons | -21.9% |
| 1973 | 765,686 metric tons | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 884,990 metric tons | +15.6% |
| 1975 | 1.09 million metric tons | +22.9% |
| 1976 | 748,345 metric tons | -31.2% |
| 1977 | 1.55 million metric tons | +107.2% |
| 1978 | 1.43 million metric tons | -7.6% |
| 1979 | 1.62 million metric tons | +13.2% |
| 1980 | 1.55 million metric tons | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 1.48 million metric tons | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 1.49 million metric tons | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.30 million metric tons | -12.5% |
| 1984 | 1.43 million metric tons | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 1.82 million metric tons | +27.6% |
| 1986 | 2.25 million metric tons | +23.5% |
| 1987 | 2.42 million metric tons | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 2.48 million metric tons | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 1.93 million metric tons | -22.2% |
| 1990 | 1.87 million metric tons | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 2.25 million metric tons | +20.1% |
| 1992 | 1.98 million metric tons | -12.1% |
| 1993 | 2.18 million metric tons | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 2.27 million metric tons | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 2.43 million metric tons | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 2.25 million metric tons | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 2.41 million metric tons | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 2.13 million metric tons | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 2.23 million metric tons | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 2.95 million metric tons | +32.0% |
| 2001 | 3.12 million metric tons | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 2.57 million metric tons | -17.6% |
| 2003 | 3.12 million metric tons | +21.3% |
| 2004 | 3.66 million metric tons | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 3.58 million metric tons | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 4.04 million metric tons | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 4.01 million metric tons | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 4.11 million metric tons | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 3.71 million metric tons | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 3.66 million metric tons | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 3.43 million metric tons | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 3.31 million metric tons | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 3.69 million metric tons | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 3.60 million metric tons | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.29 million metric tons | -36.2% |
| 2016 | 2.09 million metric tons | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 1.92 million metric tons | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 1.63 million metric tons | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 1.58 million metric tons | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 2.40 million metric tons | +51.7% |
| 2021 | 2.14 million metric tons | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 1.76 million metric tons | -17.8% |
| 2023 | 2.10 million metric tons | +19.3% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 2.10 million metric tons is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.89 million metric tons, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 2.10 million metric tons is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 773,845 metric tons, 2.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +107.2% | 748,345 metric tons | 1.55 million metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 729,375 metric tons | 501,394 metric tons | 928,029 metric tons | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.06 million metric tons | 678,774 metric tons | 1.62 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.82 million metric tons | 1.30 million metric tons | 2.48 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.20 million metric tons | 1.87 million metric tons | 2.43 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.49 million metric tons | 2.57 million metric tons | 4.11 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.72 million metric tons | 1.58 million metric tons | 3.69 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.10 million metric tons | 1.76 million metric tons | 2.40 million metric tons | 4 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More agriculture & rural data for Venezuela
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per person (2011)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0542 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1068 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.0% (2011)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2013)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Venezuela?
- Cereal production in Venezuela was 2.10 million metric tons in 2023, 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 4.11 million metric tons in 2008.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 501,394 metric tons in 1961.
- How does Venezuela rank for cereal production?
- Venezuela ranks 91st out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.