Cereals, primary — Production in Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe: Cereals, primary — Production was 272.07 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
272.07 million t
Change on year
down 9.1%
Rank
9th
of 29 groups
All-time high
314.44 million t
in 2021
All-time low
135.38 million t
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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

Analysis

In 2024, cereals, primary — production in Eastern Europe stood at 272.07 million t.

That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production in Eastern Europe peaked at 314.44 million t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 135.38 million t, in 1963.

That places Eastern Europe 9th out of 29 groups 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 Eastern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Cereals, primary — Production in Eastern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 161.80 million t —
1962 164.97 million t +2.0%
1963 135.38 million t -17.9%
1964 174.56 million t +28.9%
1965 153.61 million t -12.0%
1966 203.31 million t +32.4%
1967 182.63 million t -10.2%
1968 203.23 million t +11.3%
1969 199.38 million t -1.9%
1970 215.58 million t +8.1%
1971 222.50 million t +3.2%
1972 215.22 million t -3.3%
1973 260.86 million t +21.2%
1974 240.06 million t -8.0%
1975 189.55 million t -21.0%
1976 269.64 million t +42.2%
1977 243.66 million t -9.6%
1978 285.37 million t +17.1%
1979 228.50 million t -19.9%
1980 240.42 million t +5.2%
1981 210.56 million t -12.4%
1982 245.64 million t +16.7%
1983 245.23 million t -0.2%
1984 234.30 million t -4.5%
1985 244.91 million t +4.5%
1986 265.36 million t +8.3%
1987 261.19 million t -1.6%
1988 250.68 million t -4.0%
1989 270.40 million t +7.9%
1990 287.61 million t +6.4%
1991 239.83 million t -16.6%
1992 207.52 million t -13.5%
1993 212.30 million t +2.3%
1994 187.73 million t -11.6%
1995 175.94 million t -6.3%
1996 162.59 million t -7.6%
1997 209.10 million t +28.6%
1998 150.69 million t -27.9%
1999 152.48 million t +1.2%
2000 150.45 million t -1.3%
2001 207.15 million t +37.7%
2002 200.67 million t -3.1%
2003 157.17 million t -21.7%
2004 217.41 million t +38.3%
2005 201.92 million t -7.1%
2006 184.80 million t -8.5%
2007 176.44 million t -4.5%
2008 251.88 million t +42.8%
2009 227.05 million t -9.9%
2010 180.22 million t -20.6%
2011 239.32 million t +32.8%
2012 192.90 million t -19.4%
2013 245.99 million t +27.5%
2014 272.10 million t +10.6%
2015 254.49 million t -6.5%
2016 283.46 million t +11.4%
2017 296.35 million t +4.5%
2018 282.05 million t -4.8%
2019 300.25 million t +6.5%
2020 294.35 million t -2.0%
2021 314.44 million t +6.8%
2022 300.47 million t -4.4%
2023 299.22 million t -0.4%
2024 272.07 million t -9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 175.43 million t 135.38 million t 203.31 million t 9
1970s 237.09 million t 189.55 million t 285.37 million t 10
1980s 246.87 million t 210.56 million t 270.40 million t 10
1990s 198.58 million t 150.69 million t 287.61 million t 10
2000s 197.49 million t 150.45 million t 251.88 million t 10
2010s 254.71 million t 180.22 million t 300.25 million t 10
2020s 296.11 million t 272.07 million t 314.44 million t 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Europe

  1. 6 Russian Federation 120.40 million t compare
  2. 6 United Republic of Tanzania 15.47 million t compare
  3. 7 Argentina 85.73 million t compare
  4. 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4.89 million t compare
  5. 8 Indonesia 68.28 million t compare
  6. 9 Bangladesh 66.35 million t compare
  7. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.39 million t compare
  8. 10 Canada 63.66 million t compare
  9. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 4.33 million t compare
  10. 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.27 million t compare
  11. 11 Pakistan 55.93 million t compare
  12. 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3.74 million t compare
  13. 12 Ukraine 55.65 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals, primary — production in Eastern Europe?
Cereals, primary — production in Eastern Europe was 272.07 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals, primary — production recorded in Eastern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 314.44 million t in 2021.
What is the lowest cereals, primary — production recorded in Eastern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 135.38 million t in 1963.
How does Eastern Europe rank for cereals, primary — production?
Eastern Europe ranks 9th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is cereals, primary — production rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Europe 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.