Cereals, primary — Production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Cereals, primary — Production was 372.07 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 372.07 million t for cereals, primary — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 372.07 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.92 million t, in 1961.
That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 71.92 million t | — |
| 1962 | 76.67 million t | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 81.28 million t | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 83.00 million t | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 82.25 million t | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 77.46 million t | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 87.35 million t | +12.8% |
| 1968 | 93.00 million t | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 94.57 million t | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 95.10 million t | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 93.53 million t | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 91.74 million t | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 94.88 million t | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 97.54 million t | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 102.43 million t | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 106.39 million t | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 105.51 million t | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 109.63 million t | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 107.93 million t | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 117.57 million t | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 119.21 million t | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 121.05 million t | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 124.17 million t | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 119.38 million t | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 130.73 million t | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 136.69 million t | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 129.98 million t | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 142.19 million t | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 146.51 million t | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 144.66 million t | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 150.96 million t | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 148.07 million t | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 152.97 million t | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 159.60 million t | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 158.60 million t | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 177.34 million t | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 167.00 million t | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 176.64 million t | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 188.15 million t | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 189.06 million t | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 196.22 million t | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 198.35 million t | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 216.16 million t | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 212.98 million t | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 233.68 million t | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 244.72 million t | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 245.30 million t | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 264.31 million t | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 279.83 million t | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 284.17 million t | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 287.96 million t | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 291.87 million t | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 306.00 million t | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 313.70 million t | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 311.93 million t | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 313.15 million t | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 320.95 million t | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 330.38 million t | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 327.64 million t | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 340.35 million t | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 353.25 million t | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 348.36 million t | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 360.38 million t | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 372.07 million t | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.06 million t | 71.92 million t | 94.57 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 100.47 million t | 91.74 million t | 109.63 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 128.75 million t | 117.57 million t | 146.51 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 162.40 million t | 144.66 million t | 188.15 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 228.06 million t | 189.06 million t | 279.83 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 308.77 million t | 284.17 million t | 330.38 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 354.88 million t | 340.35 million t | 372.07 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 5 Brazil 138.98 million t compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 24.51 million t compare
- 6 Russian Federation 120.40 million t compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 15.47 million t compare
- 7 Argentina 85.73 million t compare
- 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4.89 million t compare
- 8 Indonesia 68.28 million t compare
- 9 Bangladesh 66.35 million t compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.39 million t compare
- 10 Canada 63.66 million t compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 4.33 million t compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.27 million t compare
- 11 Pakistan 55.93 million t compare
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- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth rate 0.8709 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production, annual growth rate 2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Laying, annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Horses — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.6745 % change on previous year (2024)
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0.6954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass 3.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing 0.3485 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Production, annual 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Yield, annual growth rate 0.7194 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Cereals, primary — production in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 372.07 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 372.07 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.92 million t in 1961.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for cereals, primary — production?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — production rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.