Cereals, primary — Production in South-eastern Asia

South-eastern Asia: Cereals, primary — Production was 234.22 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
234.22 million t
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
12th
of 29 groups
All-time high
244.46 million t
in 2012
All-time low
50.79 million t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cereals, primary — Production in South-eastern Asia, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

South-eastern Asia recorded 234.22 million t for cereals, primary — production in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production in South-eastern Asia peaked at 244.46 million t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 50.79 million t, in 1961.

South-eastern Asia ranks 12th of 29 groups on this measure, 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 South-eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Cereals, primary — Production in South-eastern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 50.79 million t —
1962 55.18 million t +8.6%
1963 54.55 million t -1.1%
1964 57.49 million t +5.4%
1965 55.66 million t -3.2%
1966 57.82 million t +3.9%
1967 56.33 million t -2.6%
1968 62.83 million t +11.5%
1969 65.38 million t +4.1%
1970 70.96 million t +8.5%
1971 70.91 million t -0.1%
1972 65.17 million t -8.1%
1973 74.21 million t +13.9%
1974 73.65 million t -0.8%
1975 76.60 million t +4.0%
1976 78.76 million t +2.8%
1977 76.79 million t -2.5%
1978 85.01 million t +10.7%
1979 85.68 million t +0.8%
1980 95.82 million t +11.8%
1981 102.30 million t +6.8%
1982 103.39 million t +1.1%
1983 109.77 million t +6.2%
1984 114.56 million t +4.4%
1985 118.38 million t +3.3%
1986 119.30 million t +0.8%
1987 114.20 million t -4.3%
1988 124.78 million t +9.3%
1989 130.29 million t +4.4%
1990 128.59 million t -1.3%
1991 128.94 million t +0.3%
1992 137.77 million t +6.8%
1993 138.47 million t +0.5%
1994 142.50 million t +2.9%
1995 149.59 million t +5.0%
1996 156.21 million t +4.4%
1997 155.14 million t -0.7%
1998 156.24 million t +0.7%
1999 166.84 million t +6.8%
2000 173.54 million t +4.0%
2001 176.56 million t +1.7%
2002 179.32 million t +1.6%
2003 187.48 million t +4.5%
2004 194.24 million t +3.6%
2005 201.06 million t +3.5%
2006 205.88 million t +2.4%
2007 212.06 million t +3.0%
2008 226.73 million t +6.9%
2009 230.26 million t +1.6%
2010 234.71 million t +1.9%
2011 235.75 million t +0.4%
2012 244.46 million t +3.7%
2013 243.50 million t -0.4%
2014 243.63 million t +0.1%
2015 238.84 million t -2.0%
2016 231.60 million t -3.0%
2017 240.50 million t +3.8%
2018 242.39 million t +0.8%
2019 233.20 million t -3.8%
2020 226.22 million t -3.0%
2021 231.64 million t +2.4%
2022 234.89 million t +1.4%
2023 233.83 million t -0.5%
2024 234.22 million t +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 57.34 million t 50.79 million t 65.38 million t 9
1970s 75.77 million t 65.17 million t 85.68 million t 10
1980s 113.28 million t 95.82 million t 130.29 million t 10
1990s 146.03 million t 128.59 million t 166.84 million t 10
2000s 198.71 million t 173.54 million t 230.26 million t 10
2010s 238.86 million t 231.60 million t 244.46 million t 10
2020s 232.16 million t 226.22 million t 234.89 million t 5

Countries ranked near South-eastern Asia

  1. 9 Bangladesh 66.35 million t compare
  2. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.39 million t compare
  3. 10 Canada 63.66 million t compare
  4. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 4.33 million t compare
  5. 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.27 million t compare
  6. 11 Pakistan 55.93 million t compare
  7. 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3.74 million t compare
  8. 12 Ukraine 55.65 million t compare
  9. 13 France 53.55 million t compare
  10. 14 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.49 million t compare
  11. 14 Australia and New Zealand 53.45 million t compare
  12. 15 Australia 52.35 million t compare
  13. 15 Republic of Moldova 2.13 million t compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals, primary — production in South-eastern Asia?
Cereals, primary — production in South-eastern Asia was 234.22 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals, primary — production recorded in South-eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 244.46 million t in 2012.
What is the lowest cereals, primary — production recorded in South-eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 50.79 million t in 1961.
How does South-eastern Asia rank for cereals, primary — production?
South-eastern Asia ranks 12th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is cereals, primary — production rising or falling in South-eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South-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.