Cereals, primary — Production in Cyprus
Cyprus: Cereals, primary — Production was 28,890 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, primary — Production in Cyprus, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — production in Cyprus is 28,890 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.1% on the previous year and up 292.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production in Cyprus peaked at 230,195 t in 1965 and was at its lowest, 6,341 t, in 2008.
Cyprus ranks 148th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals, primary — Production in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 92,761 t | — |
| 1962 | 159,512 t | +72.0% |
| 1963 | 155,562 t | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 112,776 t | -27.5% |
| 1965 | 230,195 t | +104.1% |
| 1966 | 107,696 t | -53.2% |
| 1967 | 184,201 t | +71.0% |
| 1968 | 118,059 t | -35.9% |
| 1969 | 184,302 t | +56.1% |
| 1970 | 99,974 t | -45.8% |
| 1971 | 209,601 t | +109.7% |
| 1972 | 163,576 t | -22.0% |
| 1973 | 17,216 t | -89.5% |
| 1974 | 209,296 t | +1115.7% |
| 1975 | 84,176 t | -59.8% |
| 1976 | 91,338 t | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 81,229 t | -11.1% |
| 1978 | 89,022 t | +9.6% |
| 1979 | 77,826 t | -12.6% |
| 1980 | 95,220 t | +22.3% |
| 1981 | 87,158 t | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 91,684 t | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 71,310 t | -22.2% |
| 1984 | 92,650 t | +29.9% |
| 1985 | 112,200 t | +21.1% |
| 1986 | 67,800 t | -39.6% |
| 1987 | 126,000 t | +85.8% |
| 1988 | 158,110 t | +25.5% |
| 1989 | 148,080 t | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 108,500 t | -26.7% |
| 1991 | 65,180 t | -39.9% |
| 1992 | 181,645 t | +178.7% |
| 1993 | 204,840 t | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 162,150 t | -20.8% |
| 1995 | 145,170 t | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 141,190 t | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 47,780 t | -66.2% |
| 1998 | 65,820 t | +37.8% |
| 1999 | 127,100 t | +93.1% |
| 2000 | 47,950 t | -62.3% |
| 2001 | 127,380 t | +165.7% |
| 2002 | 141,750 t | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 164,690 t | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 111,410 t | -32.4% |
| 2005 | 70,185 t | -37.0% |
| 2006 | 66,833 t | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 63,533 t | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 6,341 t | -90.0% |
| 2009 | 56,820 t | +796.1% |
| 2010 | 65,732 t | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 70,195 t | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 90,747 t | +29.3% |
| 2013 | 51,923 t | -42.8% |
| 2014 | 7,362 t | -85.8% |
| 2015 | 88,127 t | +1097.1% |
| 2016 | 10,161 t | -88.5% |
| 2017 | 35,836 t | +252.7% |
| 2018 | 25,290 t | -29.4% |
| 2019 | 61,280 t | +142.3% |
| 2020 | 63,130 t | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 53,960 t | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 57,480 t | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 49,910 t | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 28,890 t | -42.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 28,890 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.60 million t, 2% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 28,890 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.28 million t, 1% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Production in Cyprus 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +1115.7% | 17,216 t | 209,296 t |
| 2015 | +1097.1% | 7,362 t | 88,127 t |
| 2009 | +796.1% | 6,341 t | 56,820 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 149,452 t | 92,761 t | 230,195 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 112,325 t | 17,216 t | 209,601 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 105,021 t | 67,800 t | 158,110 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 124,938 t | 47,780 t | 204,840 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 85,689 t | 6,341 t | 164,690 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,665 t | 7,362 t | 90,747 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,674 t | 28,890 t | 63,130 t | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cyprus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 335.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8799 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3331 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — production in Cyprus?
- Cereals, primary — production in Cyprus was 28,890 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 230,195 t in 1965.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,341 t in 2008.
- How does Cyprus rank for cereals, primary — production?
- Cyprus ranks 148th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — production rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 292.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.