Cereals excluding rice — Production in Americas

Americas: Cereals excluding rice — Production was 779.66 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
779.66 million t
Change on year
up 5.0%
Rank
2nd
of 29 groups
All-time high
779.66 million t
in 2023
All-time low
215.80 million t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Production in Americas, 1961–2023

200.0M400.0M600.0M800.0M196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Americas recorded 779.66 million t for cereals excluding rice — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — production in Americas peaked at 779.66 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 215.80 million t, in 1961.

That places Americas 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Cereals excluding rice — Production in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Cereals excluding rice — Production in Americas, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 215.80 million t —
1962 226.91 million t +5.1%
1963 248.72 million t +9.6%
1964 234.84 million t -5.6%
1965 257.33 million t +9.6%
1966 267.67 million t +4.0%
1967 286.28 million t +7.0%
1968 282.47 million t -1.3%
1969 289.46 million t +2.5%
1970 268.79 million t -7.1%
1971 331.87 million t +23.5%
1972 314.41 million t -5.3%
1973 330.97 million t +5.3%
1974 294.73 million t -11.0%
1975 345.08 million t +17.1%
1976 367.36 million t +6.5%
1977 373.30 million t +1.6%
1978 382.80 million t +2.5%
1979 400.50 million t +4.6%
1980 374.90 million t -6.4%
1981 459.44 million t +22.6%
1982 465.44 million t +1.3%
1983 333.88 million t -28.3%
1984 439.11 million t +31.5%
1985 480.70 million t +9.5%
1986 452.65 million t -5.8%
1987 417.93 million t -7.7%
1988 321.90 million t -23.0%
1989 410.09 million t +27.4%
1990 443.48 million t +8.1%
1991 412.23 million t -7.0%
1992 492.80 million t +19.5%
1993 399.33 million t -19.0%
1994 490.97 million t +22.9%
1995 422.54 million t -13.9%
1996 485.68 million t +14.9%
1997 490.95 million t +1.1%
1998 505.76 million t +3.0%
1999 485.59 million t -4.0%
2000 498.85 million t +2.7%
2001 487.22 million t -2.3%
2002 442.45 million t -9.2%
2003 525.55 million t +18.8%
2004 562.96 million t +7.1%
2005 537.54 million t -4.5%
2006 507.44 million t -5.6%
2007 607.31 million t +19.7%
2008 617.70 million t +1.7%
2009 594.00 million t -3.8%
2010 597.12 million t +0.5%
2011 590.62 million t -1.1%
2012 581.33 million t -1.6%
2013 689.58 million t +18.6%
2014 683.55 million t -0.9%
2015 684.74 million t +0.2%
2016 748.67 million t +9.3%
2017 730.81 million t -2.4%
2018 708.28 million t -3.1%
2019 727.67 million t +2.7%
2020 747.99 million t +2.8%
2021 736.83 million t -1.5%
2022 742.25 million t +0.7%
2023 779.66 million t +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 256.61 million t 215.80 million t 289.46 million t 9
1970s 340.98 million t 268.79 million t 400.50 million t 10
1980s 415.60 million t 321.90 million t 480.70 million t 10
1990s 462.93 million t 399.33 million t 505.76 million t 10
2000s 538.10 million t 442.45 million t 617.70 million t 10
2010s 674.24 million t 581.33 million t 748.67 million t 10
2020s 751.68 million t 736.83 million t 779.66 million t 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 1 China 434.46 million t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 434.21 million t compare
  3. 3 India 167.87 million t compare
  4. 3 Türkiye 40.92 million t compare
  5. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 17.37 million t compare
  6. 4 USSR 152.56 million t compare
  7. 5 Brazil 145.47 million t compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — production in Americas?
Cereals excluding rice — production in Americas was 779.66 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 779.66 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 215.80 million t in 1961.
How does Americas rank for cereals excluding rice — production?
Americas ranks 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — production rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals excluding rice — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
222 places, 12,527 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.