Cereal production in Indonesia
Indonesia: Cereal production was 68.28 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.28 million tonnes
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
8th
of 186 countries
All-time high
80.64 million tonnes
in 2015
All-time low
13.95 million tonnes
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal production in Indonesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal production in Indonesia stood at 68.28 million tonnes.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Indonesia peaked at 80.64 million tonnes in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.95 million tonnes, in 1963.
Indonesia ranks 8th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.37 million tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 16.25 million tonnes | +13.1% |
| 1963 | 13.95 million tonnes | -14.1% |
| 1964 | 16.07 million tonnes | +15.2% |
| 1965 | 15.34 million tonnes | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 17.37 million tonnes | +13.2% |
| 1967 | 15.59 million tonnes | -10.2% |
| 1968 | 20.33 million tonnes | +30.4% |
| 1969 | 20.31 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 22.16 million tonnes | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 22.80 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 21.65 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 25.18 million tonnes | +16.3% |
| 1974 | 25.48 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 25.24 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 25.87 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 26.49 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 29.80 million tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 29.89 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 33.64 million tonnes | +12.6% |
| 1981 | 37.28 million tonnes | +10.8% |
| 1982 | 36.82 million tonnes | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 40.39 million tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 43.42 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 43.36 million tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 45.65 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 45.23 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 48.33 million tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 50.92 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 51.91 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 50.94 million tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 56.24 million tonnes | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 54.64 million tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 53.51 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 57.99 million tonnes | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 60.41 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 58.15 million tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 59.41 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 60.07 million tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 61.58 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 59.81 million tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 61.08 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 63.02 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 65.31 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 66.67 million tonnes | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 66.06 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 67.88 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 73.98 million tonnes | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 76.64 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 77.61 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 75.90 million tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 79.09 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 78.61 million tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 78.07 million tonnes | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 80.64 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 77.61 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 80.42 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 78.04 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 74.25 million tonnes | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 67.58 million tonnes | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 67.83 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 71.28 million tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 68.76 million tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 68.28 million tonnes | -0.7% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 68.28 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.49 million tonnes, 45.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 68.28 million tonnes is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.19 million tonnes, 21.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.62 million tonnes | 13.95 million tonnes | 20.33 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.46 million tonnes | 21.65 million tonnes | 29.89 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.50 million tonnes | 33.64 million tonnes | 50.92 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.33 million tonnes | 50.94 million tonnes | 60.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.20 million tonnes | 59.81 million tonnes | 76.64 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.02 million tonnes | 74.25 million tonnes | 80.64 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.74 million tonnes | 67.58 million tonnes | 71.28 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More agriculture & rural data for Indonesia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.131 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 662.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7808 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4061 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Indonesia?
- Cereal production in Indonesia was 68.28 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.64 million tonnes in 2015.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.95 million tonnes in 1963.
- How does Indonesia rank for cereal production?
- Indonesia ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.