Cereals, primary — Production in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Cereals, primary — Production was 1.05 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Production in Dominican Republic, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 1.05 million t for cereals, primary — production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production in Dominican Republic peaked at 1.07 million t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 162,764 t, in 1962.
That places Dominican Republic 104th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Production in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 164,089 t | — |
| 1962 | 162,764 t | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 168,432 t | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 192,256 t | +14.1% |
| 1965 | 211,946 t | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 228,412 t | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 214,000 t | -6.3% |
| 1968 | 231,406 t | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 250,000 t | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 268,600 t | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 276,000 t | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 280,000 t | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 289,500 t | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 325,141 t | +12.3% |
| 1975 | 281,733 t | -13.4% |
| 1976 | 396,849 t | +40.9% |
| 1977 | 392,529 t | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 429,390 t | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 437,646 t | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 453,005 t | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 459,903 t | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 492,708 t | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 581,446 t | +18.0% |
| 1984 | 643,532 t | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 607,731 t | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 549,343 t | -9.6% |
| 1987 | 599,490 t | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 517,751 t | -13.6% |
| 1989 | 577,387 t | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 488,250 t | -15.4% |
| 1991 | 525,975 t | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 629,154 t | +19.6% |
| 1993 | 498,279 t | -20.8% |
| 1994 | 416,849 t | -16.3% |
| 1995 | 553,094 t | +32.7% |
| 1996 | 527,213 t | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 564,168 t | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 519,712 t | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 604,649 t | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 610,146 t | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 770,803 t | +26.3% |
| 2002 | 766,129 t | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 656,277 t | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 619,973 t | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 682,011 t | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 745,339 t | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 779,887 t | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 806,624 t | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 815,971 t | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 886,456 t | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 912,362 t | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 707,550 t | -22.4% |
| 2013 | 772,950 t | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 856,073 t | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 860,252 t | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 899,525 t | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 950,213 t | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.01 million t | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 970,003 t | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 986,241 t | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.06 million t | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 1.07 million t | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.01 million t | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 1.05 million t | +4.2% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 1.05 million t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.20 million t, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 1.05 million t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 461,850 t, 2.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 202,589 t | 162,764 t | 250,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 337,739 t | 268,600 t | 437,646 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 548,230 t | 453,005 t | 643,532 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 532,734 t | 416,849 t | 629,154 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 725,316 t | 610,146 t | 815,971 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 882,630 t | 707,550 t | 1.01 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million t | 986,241 t | 1.07 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 101 Saudi Arabia 1.17 million t compare
- 102 Guyana 1.12 million t compare
- 103 New Zealand 1.10 million t compare
- 105 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.04 million t compare
- 106 Portugal 1.02 million t compare
- 107 Rwanda 975,199 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1069 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2108 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 509.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4279 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — production in Dominican Republic?
- Cereals, primary — production in Dominican Republic was 1.05 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million t in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 162,764 t in 1962.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for cereals, primary — production?
- Dominican Republic ranks 104th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — production rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.