Cereals excluding rice — Production in World

World: Cereals excluding rice — Production was 2.31 billion t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.31 billion t
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
1st
of 33 groups
All-time high
2.31 billion t
in 2023
All-time low
651.14 million t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Production in World, 1961–2023

500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B2.5B196119922023

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

Analysis

World recorded 2.31 billion t for cereals excluding rice — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — production in World peaked at 2.31 billion t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 651.14 million t, in 1961.

World ranks 1st of 33 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 763.16 million t 651.14 million t 864.19 million t 9
1970s 1.03 billion t 865.09 million t 1.19 billion t 10
1980s 1.27 billion t 1.14 billion t 1.35 billion t 10
1990s 1.42 billion t 1.32 billion t 1.50 billion t 10
2000s 1.60 billion t 1.44 billion t 1.81 billion t 10
2010s 2.01 billion t 1.74 billion t 2.18 billion t 10
2020s 2.25 billion t 2.20 billion t 2.31 billion t 4

Countries ranked near World

  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. 4 USSR 152.56 million t compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — production in World?
Cereals excluding rice — production in World was 2.31 billion t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 2.31 billion t in 2023.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 651.14 million t in 1961.
How does World rank for cereals excluding rice — production?
World ranks 1st out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — production rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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About this data

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.