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

Middle Africa: Cereals n.e.c. — Production was 630,075 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
630,075 t
Change on year
up 13.6%
Rank
2nd
of 6 groups
All-time high
1.07 million t
in 2010
All-time low
7,100 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cereals n.e.c. — production in Middle Africa is 630,075 t, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — production in Middle Africa peaked at 1.07 million t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7,100 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 Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Cereals n.e.c. — Production in Middle Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 7,100 t —
1962 7,200 t +1.4%
1963 7,300 t +1.4%
1964 7,400 t +1.4%
1965 7,500 t +1.4%
1966 7,800 t +4.0%
1967 7,900 t +1.3%
1968 7,900 t +0.0%
1969 8,000 t +1.3%
1970 8,000 t +0.0%
1971 8,200 t +2.5%
1972 8,300 t +1.2%
1973 8,000 t -3.6%
1974 8,500 t +6.2%
1975 10,000 t +17.6%
1976 11,000 t +10.0%
1977 12,000 t +9.1%
1978 20,000 t +66.7%
1979 30,000 t +50.0%
1980 45,000 t +50.0%
1981 60,000 t +33.3%
1982 55,000 t -8.3%
1983 47,299 t -14.0%
1984 18,771 t -60.3%
1985 95,277 t +407.6%
1986 42,301 t -55.6%
1987 36,241 t -14.3%
1988 84,342 t +132.7%
1989 74,899 t -11.2%
1990 56,686 t -24.3%
1991 131,155 t +131.4%
1992 97,908 t -25.3%
1993 77,448 t -20.9%
1994 124,088 t +60.2%
1995 100,025 t -19.4%
1996 94,627 t -5.4%
1997 97,891 t +3.4%
1998 137,564 t +40.5%
1999 179,146 t +30.2%
2000 122,281 t -31.7%
2001 208,325 t +70.4%
2002 153,200 t -26.5%
2003 292,348 t +90.8%
2004 269,618 t -7.8%
2005 341,108 t +26.5%
2006 339,795 t -0.4%
2007 586,173 t +72.5%
2008 408,450 t -30.3%
2009 317,588 t -22.2%
2010 1.07 million t +236.5%
2011 208,772 t -80.5%
2012 502,502 t +140.7%
2013 472,008 t -6.1%
2014 496,934 t +5.3%
2015 433,490 t -12.8%
2016 456,150 t +5.2%
2017 450,943 t -1.1%
2018 581,021 t +28.8%
2019 530,852 t -8.6%
2020 540,695 t +1.9%
2021 496,858 t -8.1%
2022 543,220 t +9.3%
2023 554,734 t +2.1%
2024 630,075 t +13.6%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cereals n.e.c. — Production in Middle 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
1985 +407.6% 18,771 t 95,277 t
2010 +236.5% 317,588 t 1.07 million t
2012 +140.7% 208,772 t 502,502 t
1988 +132.7% 36,241 t 84,342 t
1991 +131.4% 56,686 t 131,155 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7,567 t 7,100 t 8,000 t 9
1970s 12,400 t 8,000 t 30,000 t 10
1980s 55,913 t 18,771 t 95,277 t 10
1990s 109,654 t 56,686 t 179,146 t 10
2000s 303,889 t 122,281 t 586,173 t 10
2010s 520,125 t 208,772 t 1.07 million t 10
2020s 553,116 t 496,858 t 630,075 t 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  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

See the full ranking of 98 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals n.e.c. — production in Middle Africa?
Cereals n.e.c. — production in Middle Africa was 630,075 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — production recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 million t in 2010.
What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — production recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 7,100 t in 1961.
How does Middle Africa rank for cereals n.e.c. — production?
Middle Africa ranks 2nd out of 6 groups with data for 2024.
Is cereals n.e.c. — production rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Middle 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.