Cereals n.e.c. — Production in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Cereals n.e.c. — Production was 5.90 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
5.90 million t
Change on year
down 3.6%
Rank
6th
of 24 groups
All-time high
6.12 million t
in 2023
All-time low
847,920 t
in 1975
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

Eastern Africa recorded 5.90 million t for cereals n.e.c. — production in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — production in Eastern Africa peaked at 6.12 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 847,920 t, in 1975.

Eastern Africa ranks 6th of 24 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Cereals n.e.c. — Production in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Cereals n.e.c. — Production in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 1.14 million t —
1962 1.17 million t +2.6%
1963 1.20 million t +2.6%
1964 1.24 million t +3.6%
1965 1.26 million t +0.9%
1966 1.27 million t +0.9%
1967 1.29 million t +1.5%
1968 1.30 million t +1.5%
1969 1.32 million t +1.5%
1970 1.34 million t +1.5%
1971 1.36 million t +1.5%
1972 1.38 million t +1.5%
1973 1.20 million t -13.3%
1974 1.18 million t -1.6%
1975 847,920 t -28.2%
1976 1.00 million t +18.4%
1977 994,480 t -0.9%
1978 1.02 million t +2.8%
1979 1.14 million t +11.7%
1980 1.43 million t +25.1%
1981 1.31 million t -8.0%
1982 1.09 million t -17.4%
1983 1.37 million t +26.6%
1984 1.09 million t -20.5%
1985 914,721 t -16.3%
1986 971,214 t +6.2%
1987 1.05 million t +7.6%
1988 1.00 million t -4.1%
1989 1.22 million t +21.7%
1990 1.05 million t -14.1%
1991 1.82 million t +73.3%
1992 1.19 million t -34.7%
1993 1.36 million t +14.7%
1994 1.29 million t -5.4%
1995 1.37 million t +6.2%
1996 1.82 million t +33.0%
1997 2.06 million t +13.4%
1998 1.37 million t -33.7%
1999 1.70 million t +24.2%
2000 1.77 million t +4.2%
2001 1.79 million t +1.2%
2002 1.68 million t -6.1%
2003 1.98 million t +18.1%
2004 2.16 million t +9.0%
2005 3.14 million t +45.3%
2006 2.35 million t -25.2%
2007 2.45 million t +4.5%
2008 2.61 million t +6.6%
2009 3.26 million t +24.6%
2010 3.55 million t +9.1%
2011 3.60 million t +1.4%
2012 3.82 million t +6.1%
2013 4.47 million t +17.1%
2014 4.86 million t +8.6%
2015 5.03 million t +3.6%
2016 5.13 million t +2.0%
2017 5.39 million t +5.0%
2018 5.70 million t +5.8%
2019 6.11 million t +7.1%
2020 6.04 million t -1.1%
2021 5.75 million t -4.9%
2022 5.84 million t +1.6%
2023 6.12 million t +4.9%
2024 5.90 million t -3.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cereals n.e.c. — Production in Eastern Africa 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
1991 +73.3% 1.05 million t 1.82 million t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.24 million t 1.14 million t 1.32 million t 9
1970s 1.15 million t 847,920 t 1.38 million t 10
1980s 1.14 million t 914,721 t 1.43 million t 10
1990s 1.50 million t 1.05 million t 2.06 million t 10
2000s 2.32 million t 1.68 million t 3.26 million t 10
2010s 4.77 million t 3.55 million t 6.11 million t 10
2020s 5.93 million t 5.75 million t 6.12 million t 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 3 Chad 627,560 t compare
  2. 4 France 297,400 t compare
  3. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 58,218 t compare
  4. 5 Thailand 250,799 t compare
  5. 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 772.45 t compare
  6. 6 Poland 192,640 t compare
  7. 7 Saudi Arabia 92,664 t compare
  8. 8 Kazakhstan 86,801 t compare
  9. 9 Czechoslovakia 72,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 98 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals n.e.c. — production in Eastern Africa?
Cereals n.e.c. — production in Eastern Africa was 5.90 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 6.12 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — production recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 847,920 t in 1975.
How does Eastern Africa rank for cereals n.e.c. — production?
Eastern Africa ranks 6th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
Is cereals n.e.c. — production rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eastern Africa 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.