Cereals excluding rice — Production in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Cereals excluding rice — Production was 239.78 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
239.78 million t
Change on year
up 5.0%
Rank
10th
of 33 groups
All-time high
239.78 million t
in 2023
All-time low
47.24 million t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Production in Southern Asia, 1961–2023

50.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M196119922023

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

Analysis

Southern Asia recorded 239.78 million t for cereals excluding rice — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — production in Southern Asia peaked at 239.78 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.24 million t, in 1961.

Southern Asia ranks 10th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 52.51 million t 47.24 million t 64.00 million t 9
1970s 75.78 million t 65.60 million t 87.51 million t 10
1980s 101.61 million t 85.83 million t 120.20 million t 10
1990s 131.00 million t 115.29 million t 143.15 million t 10
2000s 156.76 million t 143.93 million t 175.51 million t 10
2010s 195.93 million t 179.62 million t 212.44 million t 10
2020s 230.46 million t 224.60 million t 239.78 million t 4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 7 France 61.78 million t compare
  2. 8 Argentina 60.89 million t compare
  3. 9 Australia and New Zealand 59.37 million t compare
  4. 10 Ukraine 59.06 million t compare
  5. 11 Canada 58.92 million t compare
  6. 12 Australia 58.43 million t compare
  7. 13 Türkiye 40.92 million t compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — production in Southern Asia?
Cereals excluding rice — production in Southern Asia was 239.78 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 239.78 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 47.24 million t in 1961.
How does Southern Asia rank for cereals excluding rice — production?
Southern Asia ranks 10th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — production rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia 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.