Cereals n.e.c. — Production in Asia

Asia: Cereals n.e.c. — Production was 575,383 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
575,383 t
Change on year
down 2.7%
Rank
3rd
of 6 groups
All-time high
1.02 million t
in 2015
All-time low
11,600 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cereals n.e.c. — Production in Asia, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Asia recorded 575,383 t for cereals n.e.c. — production in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — production in Asia peaked at 1.02 million t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11,600 t, in 1961.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cereals n.e.c. — Production in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Cereals n.e.c. — Production in Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 11,600 t —
1962 11,600 t +0.0%
1963 15,200 t +31.0%
1964 17,000 t +11.8%
1965 15,900 t -6.5%
1966 17,700 t +11.3%
1967 21,050 t +18.9%
1968 23,498 t +11.6%
1969 34,176 t +45.4%
1970 32,653 t -4.5%
1971 27,835 t -14.8%
1972 23,786 t -14.5%
1973 27,379 t +15.1%
1974 30,644 t +11.9%
1975 32,006 t +4.4%
1976 27,578 t -13.8%
1977 34,788 t +26.1%
1978 26,334 t -24.3%
1979 25,341 t -3.8%
1980 40,101 t +58.2%
1981 32,201 t -19.7%
1982 41,890 t +30.1%
1983 47,291 t +12.9%
1984 47,773 t +1.0%
1985 52,534 t +10.0%
1986 53,573 t +2.0%
1987 52,957 t -1.1%
1988 39,803 t -24.8%
1989 36,425 t -8.5%
1990 36,120 t -0.8%
1991 34,772 t -3.7%
1992 127,461 t +266.6%
1993 82,179 t -35.5%
1994 79,678 t -3.0%
1995 79,642 t -0.0%
1996 91,040 t +14.3%
1997 86,839 t -4.6%
1998 72,729 t -16.2%
1999 166,259 t +128.6%
2000 123,775 t -25.6%
2001 166,003 t +34.1%
2002 159,536 t -3.9%
2003 172,850 t +8.3%
2004 179,556 t +3.9%
2005 212,410 t +18.3%
2006 230,253 t +8.4%
2007 333,040 t +44.6%
2008 321,412 t -3.5%
2009 340,716 t +6.0%
2010 416,125 t +22.1%
2011 592,613 t +42.4%
2012 651,684 t +10.0%
2013 598,697 t -8.1%
2014 640,918 t +7.1%
2015 1.02 million t +59.8%
2016 797,292 t -22.2%
2017 604,321 t -24.2%
2018 465,138 t -23.0%
2019 469,215 t +0.9%
2020 546,544 t +16.5%
2021 493,572 t -9.7%
2022 517,796 t +4.9%
2023 591,350 t +14.2%
2024 575,383 t -2.7%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cereals n.e.c. — Production in Asia 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.

YearChange FromTo
1992 +266.6% 34,772 t 127,461 t
1999 +128.6% 72,729 t 166,259 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18,636 t 11,600 t 34,176 t 9
1970s 28,834 t 23,786 t 34,788 t 10
1980s 44,455 t 32,201 t 53,573 t 10
1990s 85,672 t 34,772 t 166,259 t 10
2000s 223,955 t 123,775 t 340,716 t 10
2010s 626,024 t 416,125 t 1.02 million t 10
2020s 544,929 t 493,572 t 591,350 t 5

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 Ethiopia 5.80 million t compare
  2. 2 Ethiopia PDR 1.18 million t compare
  3. 3 Chad 627,560 t compare
  4. 4 France 297,400 t compare
  5. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 58,218 t compare
  6. 5 Thailand 250,799 t compare
  7. 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 772.45 t compare
  8. 6 Poland 192,640 t compare

See the full ranking of 98 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals n.e.c. — production in Asia?
Cereals n.e.c. — production in Asia was 575,383 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — production recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 million t in 2015.
What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — production recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 11,600 t in 1961.
How does Asia rank for cereals n.e.c. — production?
Asia ranks 3rd out of 6 groups with data for 2024.
Is cereals n.e.c. — production rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals n.e.c. — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals n.e.c. — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
98 places, 4,290 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and 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 or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.