Cereal production in Low income
Low income: Cereal production was 82.91 million metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production in Low income, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal production in Low income stood at 82.91 million metric tons.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Low income peaked at 102.52 million metric tons in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.56 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 | 26.83 million metric tons | 24.56 million metric tons | 29.89 million metric tons | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.25 million metric tons | 28.28 million metric tons | 34.72 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.77 million metric tons | 30.38 million metric tons | 43.37 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.76 million metric tons | 36.54 million metric tons | 48.67 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.18 million metric tons | 40.48 million metric tons | 72.68 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.16 million metric tons | 75.82 million metric tons | 100.69 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.09 million metric tons | 82.91 million metric tons | 102.52 million metric tons | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Low income
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Rural population 64.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 497.63 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 27.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 175.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 61.66 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,345 kg per hectare (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 14.28 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
- Land area 14.69 million sq. km (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Low income?
- Cereal production in Low income was 82.91 million 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 102.52 million metric tons in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.56 million metric tons in 1961.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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.