Wheat — Production, annual growth rate in Western Asia
Western Asia: Wheat — Production, annual growth rate was -4.3 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Production, annual growth rate in Western Asia, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded -4.3 % change on previous year for wheat — production, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 119.8% on the previous year and up 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — production, annual growth rate in Western Asia peaked at 28.16 % change on previous year in 1971 and was at its lowest, -30.53 % change on previous year, in 1973.
That places Western Asia 23rd out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Production, annual growth rate in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 24.5 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 6.56 % change on previous year | -73.2% |
| 1964 | -9.77 % change on previous year | -248.9% |
| 1965 | 3.63 % change on previous year | -137.2% |
| 1966 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -58.1% |
| 1967 | 9.61 % change on previous year | +530.8% |
| 1968 | -3.51 % change on previous year | -136.5% |
| 1969 | 8.83 % change on previous year | -351.8% |
| 1970 | -7.47 % change on previous year | -184.6% |
| 1971 | 28.16 % change on previous year | -477.0% |
| 1972 | 10.01 % change on previous year | -64.4% |
| 1973 | -30.53 % change on previous year | -404.9% |
| 1974 | 23.7 % change on previous year | -177.6% |
| 1975 | 18.95 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 1976 | 13.21 % change on previous year | -30.3% |
| 1977 | -4.92 % change on previous year | -137.3% |
| 1978 | 3.06 % change on previous year | -162.1% |
| 1979 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -62.6% |
| 1980 | 1.88 % change on previous year | +63.9% |
| 1981 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -42.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9117 % change on previous year | -15.0% |
| 1983 | -2.76 % change on previous year | -402.2% |
| 1984 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -138.0% |
| 1985 | 10.5 % change on previous year | +902.2% |
| 1986 | 9.2 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 1987 | -0.5925 % change on previous year | -106.4% |
| 1988 | 11.3 % change on previous year | -2008.0% |
| 1989 | -20.58 % change on previous year | -282.0% |
| 1990 | 26.74 % change on previous year | -229.9% |
| 1991 | 3.63 % change on previous year | -86.4% |
| 1992 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -18.0% |
| 1993 | 5.49 % change on previous year | +84.4% |
| 1994 | -14.05 % change on previous year | -355.8% |
| 1995 | -0.2465 % change on previous year | -98.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4353 % change on previous year | -276.6% |
| 1997 | -1.23 % change on previous year | -382.1% |
| 1998 | 12.75 % change on previous year | -1138.2% |
| 1999 | -15.34 % change on previous year | -220.3% |
| 2000 | 12.06 % change on previous year | -178.6% |
| 2001 | 4.09 % change on previous year | -66.1% |
| 2002 | 9.36 % change on previous year | +129.1% |
| 2003 | -2.48 % change on previous year | -126.5% |
| 2004 | 4.6 % change on previous year | -285.5% |
| 2005 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -39.6% |
| 2006 | -5.15 % change on previous year | -285.4% |
| 2007 | -11.32 % change on previous year | +119.8% |
| 2008 | -9.53 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 17.54 % change on previous year | -284.1% |
| 2010 | -3.82 % change on previous year | -121.8% |
| 2011 | 11.25 % change on previous year | -394.4% |
| 2012 | -5.26 % change on previous year | -146.8% |
| 2013 | 8.22 % change on previous year | -256.3% |
| 2014 | -11.54 % change on previous year | -240.4% |
| 2015 | 7.3 % change on previous year | -163.3% |
| 2016 | -8.38 % change on previous year | -214.8% |
| 2017 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -129.3% |
| 2018 | -9.12 % change on previous year | -471.5% |
| 2019 | 11.12 % change on previous year | -221.8% |
| 2020 | 10.29 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 2021 | -17.35 % change on previous year | -268.6% |
| 2022 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -106.8% |
| 2023 | 21.68 % change on previous year | +1734.0% |
| 2024 | -4.3 % change on previous year | -119.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Production, annual growth rate in Western Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +2008.0% | -0.5925 % change on previous year | 11.3 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +1734.0% | 1.18 % change on previous year | 21.68 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.17 % change on previous year | -9.77 % change on previous year | 24.5 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 5.53 % change on previous year | -30.53 % change on previous year | 28.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2 % change on previous year | -20.58 % change on previous year | 11.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.12 % change on previous year | -15.34 % change on previous year | 26.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.2 % change on previous year | -11.32 % change on previous year | 17.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2214 % change on previous year | -11.54 % change on previous year | 11.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3 % change on previous year | -17.35 % change on previous year | 21.68 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 20 Iraq 23.22 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Australia 21.7 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Australia and New Zealand 21.66 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Turkmenistan 20.91 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Algeria 20 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Afghanistan 19.52 % change on previous year compare
- 26 New Zealand 18.64 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Asia
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross -4.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.6534 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production 0.8791 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate -4.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -9.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -9.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual -3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — production, annual growth rate in Western Asia?
- Wheat — production, annual growth rate in Western Asia was -4.3 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — production, annual growth rate recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.16 % change on previous year in 1971.
- What is the lowest wheat — production, annual growth rate recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -30.53 % change on previous year in 1973.
- How does Western Asia rank for wheat — production, annual growth rate?
- Western Asia ranks 23rd out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Production, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Wheat — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Wheat — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Wheat — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.