Wheat — Production, per capita in World
World: Wheat — Production, per capita was 0.0981 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Production, per capita in World, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — production, per capita in World is 0.0981 t per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — production, per capita in World peaked at 0.1116 t per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0726 t per person, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Production, per capita in World, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0726 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0803 t per person | +10.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0733 t per person | -8.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0827 t per person | +12.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0794 t per person | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0896 t per person | +12.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0851 t per person | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0926 t per person | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0856 t per person | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0844 t per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0925 t per person | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0895 t per person | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0944 t per person | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 0.09 t per person | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0876 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1015 t per person | +15.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0908 t per person | -10.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1036 t per person | +14.1% |
| 1979 | 0.097 t per person | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0992 t per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0995 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1037 t per person | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1045 t per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1075 t per person | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.103 t per person | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1071 t per person | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1005 t per person | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0978 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1034 t per person | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1116 t per person | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1015 t per person | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1032 t per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1014 t per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0933 t per person | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0946 t per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1003 t per person | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1038 t per person | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0989 t per person | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0967 t per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.095 t per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0944 t per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0908 t per person | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0886 t per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0973 t per person | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0953 t per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0904 t per person | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0906 t per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0996 t per person | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.099 t per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0934 t per person | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0985 t per person | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.092 t per person | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0982 t per person | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0995 t per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0991 t per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1016 t per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1001 t per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0949 t per person | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0978 t per person | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0988 t per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0989 t per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1011 t per person | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0985 t per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0981 t per person | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0824 t per person | 0.0726 t per person | 0.0926 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0931 t per person | 0.0844 t per person | 0.1036 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1026 t per person | 0.0978 t per person | 0.1075 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1005 t per person | 0.0933 t per person | 0.1116 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0941 t per person | 0.0886 t per person | 0.0996 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0975 t per person | 0.092 t per person | 0.1016 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0991 t per person | 0.0981 t per person | 0.1011 t per person | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — production, per capita in World?
- Wheat — production, per capita in World was 0.0981 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — production, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1116 t per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest wheat — production, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0726 t per person in 1961.
- How does World rank for wheat — production, per capita?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — production, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Wheat — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.