Cereal production
Global cereal production in billion tonnes (rice milled equivalent) and cereal production per person
Enough to feed us all
In 2018, 2.7 billion tonnes of cereals were produced worldwide, an increase of 18% compared to 2008. Production grew faster than the global population, reaching 354 kilograms per person in 2018. World cereal stocks amounted to 853 million tonnes in the same year, up from 510 million tonnes in 2008. There is enough food available to feed a growing world population.
Sources
I FAOSTAT - Data - Population - Annual population - Total Population - Both sexes www.fao.org/faostat/en/
2 FAOSTAT - Data - Production - Crops - Production Quantity www.fao.org/faostat/en/
3 FAO Food and Agriculture Organization (2010). Food Outlook: Global Market Analysis, June 2010. www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/dd06885e-aa13-5370-aaf8-c57979be2746/
4 FAO Food and Agriculture Organization (2019). Food Outlook: Biannual Report on Global Food Markets, May 2019. www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/ca4526en
