What is cereal production in Lower middle income?

Cereal production in Lower middle income was 543.12 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 Lower middle income?

The highest recorded value was 681.44 million metric tons in 2023.

What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Lower middle income?

The lowest recorded value was 142.91 million metric tons in 1966.

Is cereal production rising or falling in Lower middle income?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Lower middle 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.

Cereal production in Lower middle income

Name: Cereal production in Lower middle income
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Lower middle income: Cereal production was 543.12 million metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

543.12 million metric tons

Change on year

down 20.3%

All-time high

681.44 million metric tons

in 2023

All-time low

142.91 million metric tons

in 1966

Years of data

1961–2024

Cereal production in Lower middle income, 1961–2024

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in metric tons.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cereal production in Lower middle income is 543.12 million metric tons, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 20.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereal production in Lower middle income peaked at 681.44 million metric tons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 142.91 million metric tons, in 1966.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	160.65 million metric tons	142.91 million metric tons	185.81 million metric tons	9
1970s	205.33 million metric tons	183.58 million metric tons	232.22 million metric tons	10
1980s	274.81 million metric tons	238.49 million metric tons	334.08 million metric tons	10
1990s	363.08 million metric tons	327.53 million metric tons	414.10 million metric tons	10
2000s	452.03 million metric tons	399.40 million metric tons	508.41 million metric tons	10
2010s	562.31 million metric tons	512.20 million metric tons	603.11 million metric tons	10
2020s	632.35 million metric tons	543.12 million metric tons	681.44 million metric tons	5

More agriculture & rural data for Lower middle income

Agricultural raw materials exports 1.5% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
Rural population 58.0% (2025)
Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
Rural population 1.71 billion (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.8% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 161.35 million hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 3,366 kg per hectare (2024)
Fertilizer consumption 130.84 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereal production in Lower middle income?: Cereal production in Lower middle income was 543.12 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 Lower middle income?: The highest recorded value was 681.44 million metric tons in 2023.
What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Lower middle income?: The lowest recorded value was 142.91 million metric tons in 1966.
Is cereal production rising or falling in Lower middle income?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lower middle 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

Indicator: Cereal production (metric tons)
Unit: metric tons
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 228 places, 13,401 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.