Cereal production in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Cereal production was 1.02 billion metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production in IDA & IBRD total, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 1.02 billion metric tons for cereal production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 55.9% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 2.31 billion metric tons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 420.52 million metric tons, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 503.92 million metric tons | 420.52 million metric tons | 575.03 million metric tons | 9 |
| 1970s | 695.71 million metric tons | 612.62 million metric tons | 784.19 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 940.89 million metric tons | 809.33 million metric tons | 1.05 billion metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 billion metric tons | 1.08 billion metric tons | 1.40 billion metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.52 billion metric tons | 1.35 billion metric tons | 1.73 billion metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 billion metric tons | 1.73 billion metric tons | 2.17 billion metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 billion metric tons | 1.02 billion metric tons | 2.31 billion metric tons | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for IDA & IBRD total
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Rural population 46.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 3.24 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.91 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 320.06 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,183 kg per hectare (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 140.39 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in IDA & IBRD total?
- Cereal production in IDA & IBRD total was 1.02 billion metric tons in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal production recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 billion metric tons in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 420.52 million metric tons in 1961.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal production (metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 and those used for grazing are excluded.