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

Eastern Asia: Cereals n.e.c. — Production was 67,038 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
67,038 t
Change on year
down 1.5%
Rank
16th
of 24 groups
All-time high
72,297 t
in 2019
All-time low
2,034 t
in 1978
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

In 2024, cereals n.e.c. — production in Eastern Asia stood at 67,038 t.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — production in Eastern Asia peaked at 72,297 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,034 t, in 1978.

Eastern Asia ranks 16th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Cereals n.e.c. — Production in Eastern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 4,000 t —
1962 4,000 t +0.0%
1963 5,600 t +40.0%
1964 6,700 t +19.6%
1965 7,200 t +7.5%
1966 6,900 t -4.2%
1967 9,000 t +30.4%
1968 10,000 t +11.1%
1969 15,300 t +53.0%
1970 16,700 t +9.2%
1971 15,500 t -7.2%
1972 11,300 t -27.1%
1973 11,900 t +5.3%
1974 7,500 t -37.0%
1975 6,290 t -16.1%
1976 4,040 t -35.8%
1977 3,388 t -16.1%
1978 2,034 t -40.0%
1979 2,041 t +0.3%
1980 3,601 t +76.4%
1981 2,581 t -28.3%
1982 11,861 t +359.6%
1983 21,441 t +80.8%
1984 12,923 t -39.7%
1985 12,031 t -6.9%
1986 13,141 t +9.2%
1987 12,924 t -1.7%
1988 7,125 t -44.9%
1989 7,605 t +6.7%
1990 5,633 t -25.9%
1991 3,995 t -29.1%
1992 3,733 t -6.6%
1993 2,402 t -35.6%
1994 2,486 t +3.5%
1995 3,628 t +45.9%
1996 4,760 t +31.2%
1997 4,109 t -13.7%
1998 4,244 t +3.3%
1999 23,662 t +457.6%
2000 29,898 t +26.4%
2001 35,518 t +18.8%
2002 40,748 t +14.7%
2003 35,850 t -12.0%
2004 33,899 t -5.4%
2005 34,651 t +2.2%
2006 29,197 t -15.7%
2007 38,098 t +30.5%
2008 36,418 t -4.4%
2009 30,634 t -15.9%
2010 40,431 t +32.0%
2011 48,081 t +18.9%
2012 56,879 t +18.3%
2013 54,872 t -3.5%
2014 62,815 t +14.5%
2015 69,388 t +10.5%
2016 58,605 t -15.5%
2017 55,713 t -4.9%
2018 58,359 t +4.7%
2019 72,297 t +23.9%
2020 68,966 t -4.6%
2021 63,683 t -7.7%
2022 68,553 t +7.6%
2023 68,093 t -0.7%
2024 67,038 t -1.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cereals n.e.c. — Production in Eastern 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
1999 +457.6% 4,244 t 23,662 t
1982 +359.6% 2,581 t 11,861 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7,633 t 4,000 t 15,300 t 9
1970s 8,069 t 2,034 t 16,700 t 10
1980s 10,523 t 2,581 t 21,441 t 10
1990s 5,865 t 2,402 t 23,662 t 10
2000s 34,491 t 29,197 t 40,748 t 10
2010s 57,744 t 40,431 t 72,297 t 10
2020s 67,267 t 63,683 t 68,966 t 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 13 Lithuania 37,400 t compare
  2. 14 Oman 32,498 t compare
  3. 15 Eritrea 30,210 t compare
  4. 16 Tunisia 29,000 t compare
  5. 17 Russian Federation 25,988 t compare
  6. 18 Latvia 24,800 t compare
  7. 19 Hungary 24,510 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 Asia?
Cereals n.e.c. — production in Eastern Asia was 67,038 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 Asia?
The highest recorded value was 72,297 t in 2019.
What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,034 t in 1978.
How does Eastern Asia rank for cereals n.e.c. — production?
Eastern Asia ranks 16th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
Is cereals n.e.c. — production rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eastern 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.