Cereals n.e.c. — Production in South America

South America: Cereals n.e.c. — Production was 31,743 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
31,743 t
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
15th
of 22 groups
All-time high
35,590 t
in 1992
All-time low
5,275 t
in 1989
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cereals n.e.c. — Production in South America, 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 South America is 31,743 t, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — production in South America peaked at 35,590 t in 1992 and was at its lowest, 5,275 t, in 1989.

South America ranks 15th of 22 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18,911 t 14,200 t 25,200 t 9
1970s 27,991 t 20,720 t 32,245 t 10
1980s 10,542 t 5,275 t 17,210 t 10
1990s 17,927 t 10,665 t 35,590 t 10
2000s 22,737 t 20,897 t 24,377 t 10
2010s 28,318 t 23,619 t 31,908 t 10
2020s 32,422 t 30,746 t 34,539 t 5

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 12 China, mainland 43,913 t compare
  2. 13 Lithuania 37,400 t compare
  3. 14 Oman 32,498 t compare
  4. 15 Eritrea, The State of 30,210 t compare
  5. 16 Tunisia 29,000 t compare
  6. 17 Russian Federation 25,988 t compare
  7. 18 Latvia 24,800 t compare

See the full ranking of 98 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals n.e.c. — production in South America?
Cereals n.e.c. — production in South America was 31,743 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — production recorded in South America?
The highest recorded value was 35,590 t in 1992.
What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — production recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 5,275 t in 1989.
How does South America rank for cereals n.e.c. — production?
South America ranks 15th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
Is cereals n.e.c. — production rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South America 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.