Cereals, primary — Production in United States of America

United States of America: Cereals, primary — Production was 454.99 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
454.99 million t
Change on year
down 1.7%
Rank
7th
of 29 groups
All-time high
503.47 million t
in 2016
All-time low
160.94 million t
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cereals, primary — Production in United States of America, 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 United States of America stood at 454.99 million t.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production in United States of America peaked at 503.47 million t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 160.94 million t, in 1964.

That places United States of America 7th 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 United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Cereals, primary — Production in United States of America, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 163.62 million t
1962 162.46 million t -0.7%
1963 174.81 million t +7.6%
1964 160.94 million t -7.9%
1965 183.60 million t +14.1%
1966 184.44 million t +0.5%
1967 208.16 million t +12.9%
1968 202.54 million t -2.7%
1969 205.29 million t +1.4%
1970 186.86 million t -9.0%
1971 237.62 million t +27.2%
1972 228.12 million t -4.0%
1973 237.68 million t +4.2%
1974 204.62 million t -13.9%
1975 249.28 million t +21.8%
1976 258.20 million t +3.6%
1977 266.01 million t +3.0%
1978 276.60 million t +4.0%
1979 302.63 million t +9.4%
1980 269.88 million t -10.8%
1981 330.89 million t +22.6%
1982 333.10 million t +0.7%
1983 207.66 million t -37.7%
1984 314.75 million t +51.6%
1985 347.12 million t +10.3%
1986 315.33 million t -9.2%
1987 280.49 million t -11.0%
1988 206.53 million t -26.4%
1989 284.24 million t +37.6%
1990 312.41 million t +9.9%
1991 280.06 million t -10.4%
1992 353.02 million t +26.1%
1993 259.11 million t -26.6%
1994 355.94 million t +37.4%
1995 277.60 million t -22.0%
1996 335.78 million t +21.0%
1997 336.58 million t +0.2%
1998 349.43 million t +3.8%
1999 335.36 million t -4.0%
2000 342.63 million t +2.2%
2001 325.00 million t -5.1%
2002 297.14 million t -8.6%
2003 348.25 million t +17.2%
2004 389.02 million t +11.7%
2005 366.44 million t -5.8%
2006 338.34 million t -7.7%
2007 415.13 million t +22.7%
2008 402.40 million t -3.1%
2009 418.67 million t +4.0%
2010 401.13 million t -4.2%
2011 385.55 million t -3.9%
2012 356.21 million t -7.6%
2013 434.31 million t +21.9%
2014 442.85 million t +2.0%
2015 431.87 million t -2.5%
2016 503.47 million t +16.6%
2017 440.27 million t -12.6%
2018 439.71 million t -0.1%
2019 420.87 million t -4.3%
2020 433.26 million t +2.9%
2021 450.20 million t +3.9%
2022 408.90 million t -9.2%
2023 462.63 million t +13.1%
2024 454.99 million t -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 182.87 million t 160.94 million t 208.16 million t 9
1970s 244.76 million t 186.86 million t 302.63 million t 10
1980s 289.00 million t 206.53 million t 347.12 million t 10
1990s 319.53 million t 259.11 million t 355.94 million t 10
2000s 364.30 million t 297.14 million t 418.67 million t 10
2010s 425.62 million t 356.21 million t 503.47 million t 10
2020s 442.00 million t 408.90 million t 462.63 million t 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 4 Türkiye 39.02 million t compare
  2. 4 USSR 155.96 million t compare
  3. 5 Brazil 138.98 million t compare
  4. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 24.51 million t compare
  5. 6 Russian Federation 120.40 million t compare
  6. 6 United Republic of Tanzania 15.47 million t compare
  7. 7 Argentina 85.73 million t compare
  8. 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 4.89 million t compare
  9. 8 Indonesia 68.28 million t compare
  10. 9 Bangladesh 66.35 million t compare
  11. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4.39 million t compare
  12. 10 Canada 63.66 million t compare
  13. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 4.33 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals, primary — production in United States of America?
Cereals, primary — production in United States of America was 454.99 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals, primary — production recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 503.47 million t in 2016.
What is the lowest cereals, primary — production recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 160.94 million t in 1964.
How does United States of America rank for cereals, primary — production?
United States of America ranks 7th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is cereals, primary — production rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America 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.