Cereals, primary — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Cereals, primary — Production was 19.44 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 19.44 million t.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 26.61 million t in 1984 and was at its lowest, 9.72 million t, in 1961.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 27th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.72 million t | — |
| 1962 | 11.79 million t | +21.3% |
| 1963 | 11.36 million t | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 12.80 million t | +12.6% |
| 1965 | 13.72 million t | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 13.44 million t | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 14.65 million t | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 13.14 million t | -10.3% |
| 1969 | 13.58 million t | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 13.27 million t | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 14.98 million t | +12.9% |
| 1972 | 15.53 million t | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 15.32 million t | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 16.39 million t | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 13.94 million t | -15.0% |
| 1976 | 13.26 million t | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 16.73 million t | +26.1% |
| 1978 | 17.26 million t | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 17.42 million t | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 19.47 million t | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 19.63 million t | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 21.92 million t | +11.7% |
| 1983 | 21.31 million t | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 26.61 million t | +24.9% |
| 1985 | 22.49 million t | -15.5% |
| 1986 | 24.51 million t | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 21.70 million t | -11.5% |
| 1988 | 21.06 million t | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 22.73 million t | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 22.57 million t | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 22.63 million t | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 22.06 million t | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 19.48 million t | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 19.95 million t | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 21.86 million t | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 24.51 million t | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 23.52 million t | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 22.77 million t | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 22.12 million t | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 23.99 million t | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 18.96 million t | -21.0% |
| 2002 | 22.97 million t | +21.1% |
| 2003 | 21.49 million t | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 22.01 million t | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 20.99 million t | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 20.84 million t | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 19.12 million t | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 24.28 million t | +27.0% |
| 2009 | 21.62 million t | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 20.95 million t | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 21.48 million t | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 19.52 million t | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 20.08 million t | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 24.47 million t | +21.8% |
| 2015 | 24.73 million t | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 21.96 million t | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 23.00 million t | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 21.08 million t | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 25.52 million t | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 18.96 million t | -25.7% |
| 2021 | 22.37 million t | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 24.36 million t | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 22.05 million t | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 19.44 million t | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.69 million t | 9.72 million t | 14.65 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.41 million t | 13.26 million t | 17.42 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.14 million t | 19.47 million t | 26.61 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.15 million t | 19.48 million t | 24.51 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.63 million t | 18.96 million t | 24.28 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.28 million t | 19.52 million t | 25.52 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.44 million t | 18.96 million t | 24.36 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 24 Kazakhstan 24.57 million t compare
- 25 Egypt 24.00 million t compare
- 26 Spain 20.86 million t compare
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire 4.17 million t compare
- 28 Yugoslav SFR 19.26 million t compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 5 t compare
- 29 Romania 17.86 million t compare
- 30 Cambodia 15.58 million t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Cereals, primary — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 19.44 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 26.61 million t in 1984.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.72 million t in 1961.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for cereals, primary — production?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 27th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — production rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.