Cereal production in Canada
Canada: Cereal production was 63.66 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 9th out of 185 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.
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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 42.53 billion current US$ (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.9% (2022)
- Rural population 7.13 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 17.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Land under cereal production 16.03 million hectares (2023)
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 9th out of 185 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.