Eco-Economy Indicators: GRAIN HARVEST

Grain Indicator Data:

World Grain Production, 1950-2006

World Grain Production Per Person, 1950-2006

World Grain Production, Total and Per Person, 1950-2006

	Production	Production per Person
	Million Metric Tons	Kilograms
1950	631	250
1951	655	255
1952	680	260
1953	705	265
1954	730	270
1955	759	275
1956	773	275
1957	788	276
1958	802	275
1959	815	275
1960	824	272
1961	800	259
1962	851	271
1963	858	268
1964	906	277
1965	905	271
1966	989	290
1967	1,014	292
1968	1,053	297
1969	1,063	293
1970	1,079	292
1971	1,177	312
1972	1,141	296
1973	1,253	319
1974	1,204	301
1975	1,237	304
1976	1,342	324
1977	1,320	313
1978	1,445	337
1979	1,410	323
1980	1,429	322
1981	1,482	328
1982	1,533	333
1983	1,469	314
1984	1,632	343
1985	1,647	340
1986	1,664	338
1987	1,600	319
1988	1,550	304
1989	1,673	322
1990	1,768	335
1991	1,709	319
1992	1,785	328
1993	1,711	309
1994	1,756	313
1995	1,708	300
1996	1,873	324
1997	1,878	321
1998	1,876	316
1999	1,872	312
2000	1,842	303
2001	1,874	304
2002	1,821	292
2003	1,862	295
2004	2,044	320
2005	2,008	311
2006	1,984	303

Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute using 1960-2006 grain data from United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Production, Supply & Distribution, electronic database, www.fas.usda.gov , updated 12 June 2006; 1950-1959 grain data from USDA, cited in Worldwatch Institute, Signposts 2001, CD-Rom (Washington, DC: 2001); population from United Nations, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision (New York: 2005).

World Grain Production & Consumption, 1960-2006

World Grain Production, Consumption, and Balance, 1960-2006

Year	Production	Consumption	Surplus or Deficit
	Million Metric Tons
1960	823	815	8.3
1961	800	817	-17.2
1962	851	838	12.7
1963	858	852	5.7
1964	906	896	10.4
1965	905	932	-27.4
1966	989	957	31.9
1967	1,014	988	26.7
1968	1,053	1,020	32.5
1969	1,063	1,069	-5.6
1970	1,079	1,108	-29.2
1971	1,177	1,150	27.3
1972	1,141	1,174	-33.0
1973	1,253	1,230	23.1
1974	1,204	1,191	13.0
1975	1,237	1,212	24.7
1976	1,342	1,273	69.0
1977	1,320	1,320	-0.4
1978	1,445	1,380	65.1
1979	1,410	1,416	-6.5
1980	1,429	1,440	-10.7
1981	1,482	1,458	24.1
1982	1,533	1,475	58.4
1983	1,469	1,501	-31.5
1984	1,632	1,549	82.7
1985	1,647	1,553	93.8
1986	1,664	1,602	62.6
1987	1,600	1,640	-39.7
1988	1,550	1,621	-70.9
1989	1,673	1,677	-4.0
1990	1,768	1,707	61.0
1991	1,709	1,713	-4.7
1992	1,785	1,737	48.5
1993	1,711	1,739	-28.3
1994	1,756	1,762	-6.0
1995	1,708	1,739	-31.6
1996	1,873	1,808	64.4
1997	1,878	1,820	57.8
1998	1,876	1,834	41.4
1999	1,872	1,853	18.8
2000	1,842	1,857	-14.5
2001	1,874	1,899	-24.6
2002	1,821	1,909	-88.5
2003	1,862	1,938	-75.9
2004	2,044	1,996	48.1
2005	2,008	2,022	-13.1
2006	1,984	2,045	-60.6

Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from United States Department of Agriculture, Production, Supply & Distribution, electronic database, www.fas.usda.gov , updated 12 June 2006.

World Grain Stocks, 1960-2006

World Grain Stocks as Days of Consumption, 1960-2006

World Grain Consumption and Stocks, 1960-2006

Year	Consumption	Stocks
	Million Metric Tons	Million Metric Tons	Days of Consumption
1960	815	203	91
1961	817	182	81
1962	838	190	83
1963	852	193	83
1964	896	194	79
1965	932	159	62
1966	957	189	72
1967	988	213	79
1968	1,020	244	87
1969	1,069	228	78
1970	1,108	193	64
1971	1,150	218	69
1972	1,174	180	56
1973	1,230	192	57
1974	1,191	199	61
1975	1,212	219	66
1976	1,273	280	80
1977	1,320	278	77
1978	1,380	333	88
1979	1,416	328	84
1980	1,440	308	78
1981	1,458	331	83
1982	1,475	389	96
1983	1,501	348	85
1984	1,549	428	101
1985	1,553	518	122
1986	1,602	572	130
1987	1,640	527	117
1988	1,621	449	101
1989	1,677	439	96
1990	1,707	492	105
1991	1,713	483	103
1992	1,737	518	109
1993	1,739	482	101
1994	1,762	476	99
1995	1,739	435	91
1996	1,808	487	98
1997	1,820	541	108
1998	1,834	581	116
1999	1,853	587	116
2000	1,857	567	111
2001	1,899	539	104
2002	1,909	446	85
2003	1,938	358	67
2004	1,996	403	74
2005	2,022	383	69
2006	2,045	319	57

Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from United States Department of Agriculture, Production, Supply & Distribution, electronic database, www.fas.usda.gov, updated 12 June 2006.

U.S. Corn Use for Fuel Ethanol and for Export, Historical and Projection to 2007

U.S. Corn Production and Use for Fuel Ethanol and for Export, 1980-2006, with Projection to 2007

Year	Production	Use for Fuel Ethanol	Exports
	Million Metric Tons
1980	169	1	61
1981	206	2	51
1982	209	4	46
1983	106	4	48
1984	195	6	47
1985	225	7	31
1986	209	7	38
1987	181	7	44
1988	125	7	52
1989	191	8	60
1990	202	9	44
1991	190	10	40
1992	241	11	42
1993	161	12	34
1994	255	14	55
1995	188	10	57
1996	235	11	46
1997	234	12	38
1998	248	13	50
1999	240	14	49
2000	252	16	49
2001	241	18	48
2002	228	25	40
2003	256	30	48
2004	300	34	46
2005	282	41	51
2006	268	55	55
2007*	511	69	57
*Note: 2007 projection is estimate by Lester R. Brown, Earth Policy Institute.
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute with production and exports from United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Production, Supply & Distribution, electronic database, www.fas.usda.gov, updated 12 June 2006; corn use for fuel ethanol from USDA, Feed Grains Database, electronic database, www.ers.usda.gov/db/feedgrains, updated 23 March 2006.