Cereals, primary — Production in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Cereals, primary — Production was 560.66 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Production in Southern Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — production in Southern Asia stood at 560.66 million t. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production in Southern Asia peaked at 560.66 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 116.21 million t, in 1966.
That places Southern Asia 4th 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 120.84 million t | — |
| 1962 | 120.05 million t | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 125.47 million t | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 129.63 million t | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 117.09 million t | -9.7% |
| 1966 | 116.21 million t | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 134.63 million t | +15.8% |
| 1968 | 145.70 million t | +8.2% |
| 1969 | 151.35 million t | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 158.20 million t | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 153.68 million t | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 151.17 million t | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 166.77 million t | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 153.24 million t | -8.1% |
| 1975 | 178.39 million t | +16.4% |
| 1976 | 172.79 million t | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 190.71 million t | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 196.30 million t | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 180.64 million t | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 198.04 million t | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 206.94 million t | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 196.04 million t | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 228.80 million t | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 225.70 million t | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 228.73 million t | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 231.87 million t | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 221.51 million t | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 250.60 million t | +13.1% |
| 1989 | 269.81 million t | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 267.56 million t | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 267.05 million t | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 278.61 million t | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 284.61 million t | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 291.33 million t | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 291.11 million t | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 286.89 million t | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 306.33 million t | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 309.46 million t | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 328.17 million t | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 329.47 million t | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 334.18 million t | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 313.12 million t | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 340.21 million t | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 331.19 million t | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 349.16 million t | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 354.48 million t | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 377.56 million t | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 377.71 million t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 374.60 million t | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 388.43 million t | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 416.86 million t | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 417.42 million t | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 422.97 million t | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 433.49 million t | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 420.29 million t | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 440.04 million t | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 447.19 million t | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 462.24 million t | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 470.85 million t | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 495.13 million t | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 507.22 million t | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 505.51 million t | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 538.31 million t | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 560.66 million t | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 129.00 million t | 116.21 million t | 151.35 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 170.19 million t | 151.17 million t | 196.30 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 225.80 million t | 196.04 million t | 269.81 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 291.11 million t | 267.05 million t | 328.17 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 348.17 million t | 313.12 million t | 377.71 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 431.98 million t | 388.43 million t | 470.85 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 521.37 million t | 495.13 million t | 560.66 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 1 China 653.23 million t compare
- 2 China, mainland 651.36 million t compare
- 3 India 391.12 million t compare
- 3 Viet Nam 47.85 million t compare
- 4 Türkiye 39.02 million t compare
- 4 USSR 155.96 million t compare
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — production in Southern Asia?
- Cereals, primary — production in Southern Asia was 560.66 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 560.66 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 116.21 million t in 1966.
- How does Southern Asia rank for cereals, primary — production?
- Southern Asia ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — production rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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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.