Cereals excluding rice — Production in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Cereals excluding rice — Production was 11.38 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
11.38 million t
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
5th
of 19 groups
All-time high
11.38 million t
in 2023
All-time low
2.12 million t
in 1984
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Production in Middle Africa, 1961–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, cereals excluding rice — production in Middle Africa stood at 11.38 million t. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — production in Middle Africa peaked at 11.38 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.12 million t, in 1984.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cereals excluding rice — Production in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Cereals excluding rice — Production in Middle Africa, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 2.45 million t —
1962 2.37 million t -3.1%
1963 2.58 million t +8.7%
1964 2.44 million t -5.4%
1965 2.32 million t -5.1%
1966 2.38 million t +2.6%
1967 2.33 million t -1.9%
1968 2.38 million t +2.3%
1969 2.65 million t +11.3%
1970 2.48 million t -6.5%
1971 2.47 million t -0.3%
1972 2.31 million t -6.7%
1973 2.32 million t +0.5%
1974 2.53 million t +8.8%
1975 2.81 million t +11.4%
1976 2.53 million t -10.1%
1977 2.47 million t -2.4%
1978 2.53 million t +2.4%
1979 2.41 million t -4.5%
1980 2.51 million t +4.1%
1981 2.20 million t -12.2%
1982 2.36 million t +6.9%
1983 2.37 million t +0.4%
1984 2.12 million t -10.6%
1985 2.57 million t +21.4%
1986 3.01 million t +17.1%
1987 2.59 million t -13.9%
1988 2.99 million t +15.3%
1989 2.70 million t -9.6%
1990 2.70 million t -0.1%
1991 3.07 million t +13.9%
1992 3.35 million t +9.2%
1993 3.09 million t -7.7%
1994 3.52 million t +13.7%
1995 3.41 million t -3.1%
1996 3.81 million t +11.9%
1997 3.81 million t -0.0%
1998 4.44 million t +16.4%
1999 3.98 million t -10.3%
2000 3.86 million t -3.2%
2001 4.31 million t +11.8%
2002 4.52 million t +4.9%
2003 4.90 million t +8.3%
2004 4.65 million t -5.0%
2005 5.51 million t +18.4%
2006 5.75 million t +4.3%
2007 5.82 million t +1.3%
2008 5.96 million t +2.4%
2009 6.35 million t +6.5%
2010 8.06 million t +27.0%
2011 7.63 million t -5.3%
2012 8.22 million t +7.7%
2013 8.65 million t +5.1%
2014 9.20 million t +6.4%
2015 9.41 million t +2.3%
2016 10.32 million t +9.6%
2017 10.34 million t +0.2%
2018 11.24 million t +8.7%
2019 11.03 million t -1.9%
2020 10.93 million t -0.9%
2021 10.94 million t +0.1%
2022 11.35 million t +3.7%
2023 11.38 million t +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.43 million t 2.32 million t 2.65 million t 9
1970s 2.49 million t 2.31 million t 2.81 million t 10
1980s 2.54 million t 2.12 million t 3.01 million t 10
1990s 3.52 million t 2.70 million t 4.44 million t 10
2000s 5.16 million t 3.86 million t 6.35 million t 10
2010s 9.41 million t 7.63 million t 11.24 million t 10
2020s 11.15 million t 10.93 million t 11.38 million t 4

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 2 China, mainland 434.21 million t compare
  2. 3 India 167.87 million t compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 40.92 million t compare
  4. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 17.37 million t compare
  5. 4 USSR 152.56 million t compare
  6. 5 Brazil 145.47 million t compare
  7. 6 Russian Federation 134.17 million t compare
  8. 6 United Republic of Tanzania 9.12 million t compare
  9. 7 France 61.78 million t compare
  10. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 4.88 million t compare
  11. 8 Argentina 60.89 million t compare
  12. 8 Viet Nam 4.44 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — production in Middle Africa?
Cereals excluding rice — production in Middle Africa was 11.38 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 11.38 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 2.12 million t in 1984.
How does Middle Africa rank for cereals excluding rice — production?
Middle Africa ranks 5th out of 19 groups with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — production rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Middle Africa 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.