Cereals, primary — Production in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Cereals, primary — Production was 674.94 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
674.94 million t
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
3rd
of 29 groups
All-time high
674.94 million t
in 2024
All-time low
140.32 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cereals, primary — Production in Eastern Asia, 1961–2024

200.0M400.0M600.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, cereals, primary — production in Eastern Asia stood at 674.94 million t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production in Eastern Asia peaked at 674.94 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 140.32 million t, in 1961.

That places Eastern Asia 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Cereals, primary — Production in Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Cereals, primary — Production in Eastern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 140.32 million t —
1962 151.01 million t +7.6%
1963 167.68 million t +11.0%
1964 183.40 million t +9.4%
1965 192.32 million t +4.9%
1966 208.91 million t +8.6%
1967 213.78 million t +2.3%
1968 209.17 million t -2.2%
1969 209.28 million t +0.1%
1970 231.18 million t +10.5%
1971 240.19 million t +3.9%
1972 235.18 million t -2.1%
1973 251.47 million t +6.9%
1974 264.81 million t +5.3%
1975 276.92 million t +4.6%
1976 281.67 million t +1.7%
1977 276.64 million t -1.8%
1978 306.22 million t +10.7%
1979 325.15 million t +6.2%
1980 306.19 million t -5.8%
1981 315.40 million t +3.0%
1982 343.83 million t +9.0%
1983 374.98 million t +9.1%
1984 397.64 million t +6.0%
1985 371.27 million t -6.6%
1986 383.63 million t +3.3%
1987 389.16 million t +1.4%
1988 381.92 million t -1.9%
1989 398.21 million t +4.3%
1990 435.67 million t +9.4%
1991 429.11 million t -1.5%
1992 435.41 million t +1.5%
1993 435.10 million t -0.1%
1994 426.95 million t -1.9%
1995 443.62 million t +3.9%
1996 477.45 million t +7.6%
1997 469.99 million t -1.6%
1998 482.04 million t +2.6%
1999 478.89 million t -0.7%
2000 430.65 million t -10.1%
2001 422.42 million t -1.9%
2002 422.20 million t -0.1%
2003 398.44 million t -5.6%
2004 436.80 million t +9.6%
2005 453.25 million t +3.8%
2006 475.90 million t +5.0%
2007 480.42 million t +0.9%
2008 504.42 million t +5.0%
2009 507.31 million t +0.6%
2010 521.71 million t +2.8%
2011 545.94 million t +4.6%
2012 566.96 million t +3.9%
2013 580.59 million t +2.4%
2014 585.96 million t +0.9%
2015 642.28 million t +9.6%
2016 639.54 million t -0.4%
2017 638.49 million t -0.2%
2018 632.70 million t -0.9%
2019 637.95 million t +0.8%
2020 639.02 million t +0.2%
2021 656.11 million t +2.7%
2022 656.06 million t -0.0%
2023 664.17 million t +1.2%
2024 674.94 million t +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 186.21 million t 140.32 million t 213.78 million t 9
1970s 268.94 million t 231.18 million t 325.15 million t 10
1980s 366.22 million t 306.19 million t 398.21 million t 10
1990s 451.42 million t 426.95 million t 482.04 million t 10
2000s 453.18 million t 398.44 million t 507.31 million t 10
2010s 599.21 million t 521.71 million t 642.28 million t 10
2020s 658.06 million t 639.02 million t 674.94 million t 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 1 China 653.23 million t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 651.36 million t compare
  3. 3 India 391.12 million t compare
  4. 3 Viet Nam 47.85 million t compare
  5. 4 Türkiye 39.02 million t compare
  6. 4 USSR 155.96 million t compare
  7. 5 Brazil 138.98 million t compare
  8. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 24.51 million t compare
  9. 6 Russian Federation 120.40 million t compare
  10. 6 United Republic of Tanzania 15.47 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals, primary — production in Eastern Asia?
Cereals, primary — production in Eastern Asia was 674.94 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals, primary — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 674.94 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest cereals, primary — production recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 140.32 million t in 1961.
How does Eastern Asia rank for cereals, primary — production?
Eastern Asia ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is cereals, primary — production rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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, primary — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals, primary — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 12,898 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.