Cereal production in Middle income
Middle income: Cereal production was 933.63 million metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal production in 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
Middle income recorded 933.63 million metric tons for cereal production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 53.3% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Middle income peaked at 2.00 billion metric tons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 365.98 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 | 444.86 million metric tons | 365.98 million metric tons | 509.28 million metric tons | 9 |
| 1970s | 623.21 million metric tons | 550.70 million metric tons | 706.66 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 857.39 million metric tons | 730.79 million metric tons | 964.24 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 billion metric tons | 994.62 million metric tons | 1.24 billion metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 billion metric tons | 1.21 billion metric tons | 1.50 billion metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 billion metric tons | 1.53 billion metric tons | 1.88 billion metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 billion metric tons | 933.63 million metric tons | 2.00 billion metric tons | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Middle income
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Rural population 44.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 2.69 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.60 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 258.43 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 3,613 kg per hectare (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 178.98 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal production in Middle income?
- Cereal production in Middle income was 933.63 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 2.00 billion metric tons in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 365.98 million metric tons in 1961.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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
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.