FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Serbia

According to FAOSTAT, Serbia produced 8.7 million t of cereals, 756,309 t of vegetables, 1.6 million t of fruit, 545,829 t of meat and 1.4 million t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were maize (5.1 million t), wheat (2.9 million t) and sugar beet (1.9 million t).

Market prices in Serbia

Products recorded: 107
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 9; products
Year: 2024

Serbia ranks second or third in the world for raspberries and poppy seed.

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in green chillies and peppers (+67%), followed by barley (+60%).

Livestock numbers: 698,605 cattle, 2.3 million pigs, 1.8 million sheep and 119,061 goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All cereals	8,724,606	39	0.28%	−20%
All sugar crops	1,922,881	59	0.09%	−45%
All fruit	1,553,635	71	0.16%	+4.3%
All milk	1,378,918	70	0.14%	−14%
All vegetables	756,309	87	0.06%	−2.3%
All roots and tubers	615,582	94	0.07%	+4.0%
All meat	545,829	69	0.15%	+6.9%
All eggs	78,510	65	0.08%	−17%
All pulses	52,258	90	0.05%	−4.0%
All tree nuts	16,031	63	0.09%	−0.6%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Maize	5,107,309	23	0.42%	−36%
Wheat	2,900,536	33	0.36%	+22%
Sugar beet	1,922,881	21	0.65%	−45%
Cow milk	1,349,699	64	0.17%	−12%
Sunflower seed	622,512	14	1.19%	+22%
Potatoes	608,907	56	0.16%	+2.8%
Beer	582,780	41	0.32%	+9.5%
Barley	518,761	39	0.37%	+61%
Apples	389,196	30	0.4%	+16%
Plums	387,227	4	3.05%	−3.5%
Soybeans	346,808	17	0.09%	−37%
Pork (pig meat)	299,809	38	0.24%	−6.4%
Raw sugar	296,538	53	0.16%	−41%
Sunflower-seed oil, crude	204,308	16	0.9%	+18%
Chillies and peppers, green	190,883	23	0.43%	+67%
Watermelons	180,543	41	0.17%	−21%
Tomatoes	176,320	73	0.09%	+38%
Cabbages	140,386	41	0.19%	−46%
Chicken meat	139,560	77	0.11%	+63%
Sour cherries	136,820	4	9.22%	+46%
Skim milk of cows	131,643	67	0.09%	−22%
Grapes	129,739	46	0.17%	+5.9%
Triticale	100,939	15	0.81%	+10%
Molasses	99,526	51	0.14%	−33%
Rapeseed	97,674	31	0.11%	+211%
Raspberries	94,026	3	10.22%	+52%
Hen eggs	78,510	65	0.08%	−17%
Beef (cattle meat)	75,048	78	0.11%	+2.1%
Other fruits, n.e.c.	70,783	54	0.18%	—
Soya bean oil	64,270	39	0.11%	+55%
Carrots and turnips	53,908	61	0.12%	+8.0%
Green maize	50,929	20	0.54%	+85%
Cheese from whole cow milk	47,565	48	0.21%	+69%
Oats	42,239	39	0.19%	−44%
Pears	40,419	31	0.15%	−37%
Peaches and nectarines	35,004	40	0.13%	−62%
Onions, dry	31,964	95	0.03%	−25%
Margarine and shortening	30,763	42	0.23%	−18%
Other beans, green	30,309	28	0.12%	+0.2%
Cucumbers	29,880	70	0.03%	−43%
Sheep meat	28,910	52	0.25%	+7.8%
Strawberries	28,886	28	0.27%	+24%
Vetches	28,284	5	4.32%	−0.1%
Apricots	24,772	30	0.54%	−17%
Wine	23,370	38	0.1%	+1.4%
Tallow	23,236	23	0.28%	+62%
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	22,008	23	0.27%	−6.4%
Fat of pigs	21,593	23	0.19%	−6.4%
Peas, green	21,047	28	0.1%	−0.5%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	19,678	119	0.01%	−33%
Cherries	19,615	21	0.63%	−2.0%
Goat milk	18,841	66	0.09%	−52%
Rapeseed or canola oil, crude	17,755	47	0.06%	+707%
Rye	17,343	31	0.15%	+48%
Mixed grain	16,241	10	1%	−19%
Cow peas, dry	15,699	20	0.16%	−2.7%
Honey	14,664	26	0.74%	+235%
Cereals n.e.c.	12,824	25	0.16%	+51%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	11,827	64	0.12%	+2.1%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	10,513	66	0.12%	+2.1%
Sheep milk	10,378	55	0.11%	−49%
Quinces	10,086	9	1.45%	−26%
Hazelnuts, in shell	8,910	10	0.74%	—
Sorghum	8,307	75	0.01%	+11%
Beans, dry	7,385	72	0.02%	−26%
Walnuts, in shell	7,121	31	0.16%	−56%
Tobacco, unmanufactured	7,005	46	0.12%	−25%
Other starchy roots and tubers	6,675	39	0.07%	—
Other berries and fruits of the genus vaccinium n.e.c.	6,521	18	0.6%	+117%
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	5,676	47	0.26%	+7.8%
Mushrooms	5,527	32	0.01%	+9.5%
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	5,262	46	0.27%	+7.8%
Chillies and peppers, dry	4,340	34	0.08%	+10%
Oil of maize	4,200	42	0.14%	+27%
Pig fat, rendered	3,966	49	0.06%	−0.8%
Ghee from cow milk	3,665	14	0.56%	+30%
Chicory roots	3,521	4	14.38%	+0.6%
Green garlic	3,421	62	0.01%	−68%
Cattle fat, unrendered	2,920	59	0.09%	+2.1%
Mustard seed	2,532	11	0.29%	−16%
Wool, greasy	2,498	45	0.15%	−7.0%
Goat meat	2,297	89	0.03%	−43%
Eggplants	2,057	71	0%	+1.5%
Cream, fresh	1,989	55	0.05%	+27%
Skim milk and whey powder	1,965	47	0.04%	−23%
Whole milk powder	1,933	52	0.04%	+12%
Whole milk, condensed	1,734	36	0.09%	+12%
Butter of cow milk	1,665	87	0.03%	−30%
Sheep fat, unrendered	1,419	43	0.22%	+7.8%
Cheese from milk of sheep, fresh or processed	1,275	27	0.25%	−39%
Whole milk, evaporated	1,128	49	0.04%	+30%
Poppy seed	1,079	2	10.19%	+7.9%
Anise, coriander, cumin and fennel	988	23	0.04%	+9.8%
Other pulses n.e.c.	890	81	0.02%	—
Other oil seeds, n.e.c.	805	52	0.03%	—
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	443	82	0.03%	−43%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	443	83	0.03%	−43%
Millet	107	71	0%	+7.0%
Cheese from skimmed cow milk	104	44	0%	−23%
Goat fat, unrendered	90	81	0.03%	−43%
Turkey meat	86	54	0%	—
Other meat of mammals, fresh or chilled	61	38	0%	+1.7%
Horse meat, fresh or chilled	44	49	0.01%	−37%
Hop cones	33	23	0.02%	+32%
Duck meat	14	69	0%	—
Tea, packed	13	114	0%	+160%
Edible offals of horses and other equines, fresh, chilled or frozen	5	45	0.01%	−38%

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	14,417,000	102	0.05%	−13%
Pigs	2,349,176	42	0.24%	−27%
Sheep	1,759,424	70	0.13%	+0.6%
Bees	1,171,658	15	1.15%	+73%
Cattle	698,605	113	0.04%	−24%
Goats	119,061	116	0.01%	−46%
Ducks	93,000	53	0.01%	−51%
Turkeys	71,000	53	0.03%	−62%
Geese	48,000	27	0.01%	−26%
Horses	14,897	86	0.03%	−4.5%

Serbia among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Serbia, which is outlined on the map.

Product

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Production per person, 2024

Serbia had 6.7 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Maize	758	149	5.1×
Wheat	431	97.8	4.4×
Sugar beet	285	36.0	7.9×
Cow milk	200	97.7	2.1×
Sunflower seed	92.4	6.40	14.4×
Potatoes	90.4	47.8	1.9×
Beer	86.5	22.7	3.8×
Barley	77.0	17.4	4.4×
Apples	57.8	12.0	4.8×
Plums	57.5	1.56	37.0×
Soybeans	51.5	48.7	1.1×
Pork (pig meat)	44.5	15.4	2.9×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

Serbia reported exports of 135 and imports of 156 of the products covered here.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Maize (corn)	2,148,249	USD 483 m	0.22	13 of 137
Wheat	1,239,465	USD 257 m	0.21	21 of 102
Sunflower-seed oil, crude	159,043	USD 170 m	1.07	13 of 113
Apples	148,310	USD 114 m	0.77	12 of 105
Beer of barley, malted	160,150	USD 102 m	0.64	18 of 149
Sunflower seed	132,477	USD 83.4 m	0.63	12 of 95
Soya bean oil	75,110	USD 70.4 m	0.94	23 of 110
Cheese from whole cow milk	12,227	USD 51.1 m	4.18	37 of 123
Rape or colza seed	89,312	USD 42.8 m	0.48	19 of 59
Unmanufactured tobacco	4,906	USD 32.6 m	6.65	39 of 101

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled	43,889	USD 158 m	3.60	24 of 168
Unmanufactured tobacco	27,540	USD 144 m	5.23	22 of 139
Coffee, green	26,027	USD 108 m	4.14	40 of 177
Soya beans	201,575	USD 100 m	0.50	40 of 165
Maize (corn)	19,539	USD 77.6 m	3.97	127 of 190
Cheese from whole cow milk	13,640	USD 76.2 m	5.59	62 of 192
Bananas	78,189	USD 72.4 m	0.93	38 of 139
Wine	21,474	USD 52.0 m	2.42	47 of 192
Tomatoes	38,990	USD 48.4 m	1.24	34 of 163
Tangerines, mandarins, clementines	36,554	USD 38.2 m	1.05	33 of 169

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in Serbia?

By volume, the largest products of Serbia in 2024 were maize (5.1 million t), wheat (2.9 million t), sugar beet (1.9 million t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is Serbia the world’s largest producer of anything?

Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 2nd, for poppy seed.

How much maize does Serbia produce per person?

About 758 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 149 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does Serbia export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were maize (corn) (USD 483 m), wheat (USD 257 m), sunflower-seed oil, crude (USD 170 m), according to FAOSTAT.

What does Serbia import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (USD 158 m), unmanufactured tobacco (USD 144 m), coffee, green (USD 108 m).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.