Cereal production in Canada
Canada: Cereal production was 63.66 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
63.66 million tonnes
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
10th
of 186 countries
All-time high
66.54 million tonnes
in 2013
All-time low
16.73 million tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal production in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Canada recorded 63.66 million tonnes for cereal production in 2024.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Canada peaked at 66.54 million tonnes in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.73 million tonnes, in 1961.
That places Canada 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production in Canada, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.73 million tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 29.26 million tonnes | +74.9% |
| 1963 | 34.12 million tonnes | +16.6% |
| 1964 | 28.50 million tonnes | -16.5% |
| 1965 | 32.23 million tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1966 | 38.66 million tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 30.08 million tonnes | -22.2% |
| 1968 | 34.41 million tonnes | +14.4% |
| 1969 | 35.92 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 28.56 million tonnes | -20.5% |
| 1971 | 38.86 million tonnes | +36.1% |
| 1972 | 35.47 million tonnes | -8.7% |
| 1973 | 36.60 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 30.86 million tonnes | -15.7% |
| 1975 | 37.11 million tonnes | +20.2% |
| 1976 | 44.71 million tonnes | +20.5% |
| 1977 | 42.24 million tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 41.90 million tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 35.95 million tonnes | -14.2% |
| 1980 | 41.36 million tonnes | +15.0% |
| 1981 | 50.86 million tonnes | +23.0% |
| 1982 | 53.33 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 47.45 million tonnes | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 42.79 million tonnes | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 48.24 million tonnes | +12.7% |
| 1986 | 56.96 million tonnes | +18.1% |
| 1987 | 51.64 million tonnes | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 35.49 million tonnes | -31.3% |
| 1989 | 48.09 million tonnes | +35.5% |
| 1990 | 56.81 million tonnes | +18.1% |
| 1991 | 53.85 million tonnes | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 49.64 million tonnes | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 51.48 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 46.62 million tonnes | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 49.34 million tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 58.49 million tonnes | +18.5% |
| 1997 | 49.61 million tonnes | -15.2% |
| 1998 | 50.98 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 54.11 million tonnes | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 51.09 million tonnes | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 43.39 million tonnes | -15.1% |
| 2002 | 36.05 million tonnes | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 49.20 million tonnes | +36.5% |
| 2004 | 50.78 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 50.96 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 48.58 million tonnes | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 48.01 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 56.03 million tonnes | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 49.69 million tonnes | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 46.12 million tonnes | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 48.34 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 51.85 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 66.54 million tonnes | +28.3% |
| 2014 | 51.68 million tonnes | -22.3% |
| 2015 | 53.56 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 58.91 million tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 56.77 million tonnes | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 58.73 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 61.47 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 65.31 million tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 47.55 million tonnes | -27.2% |
| 2022 | 65.58 million tonnes | +37.9% |
| 2023 | 61.06 million tonnes | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 63.66 million tonnes | +4.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 63.66 million tonnes is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.90 million tonnes, 33.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.10 million tonnes | 16.73 million tonnes | 38.66 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.23 million tonnes | 28.56 million tonnes | 44.71 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.62 million tonnes | 35.49 million tonnes | 56.96 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.09 million tonnes | 46.62 million tonnes | 58.49 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.38 million tonnes | 36.05 million tonnes | 56.03 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.40 million tonnes | 46.12 million tonnes | 66.54 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.63 million tonnes | 47.55 million tonnes | 65.58 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Canada?
- Cereal production in Canada was 63.66 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal production recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 66.54 million tonnes in 2013.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.73 million tonnes in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for cereal production?
- Canada ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.