Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Asia

Asia: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 243,908 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
243,908 ha
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
11th
of 29 groups
All-time high
550,311 ha
in 2015
All-time low
38,900 ha
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Asia, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Asia recorded 243,908 ha for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Asia peaked at 550,311 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 38,900 ha, in 1962.

That places Asia 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 58,784 ha 38,900 ha 75,677 ha 9
1970s 60,102 ha 45,035 ha 70,465 ha 10
1980s 64,218 ha 46,702 ha 71,362 ha 10
1990s 97,618 ha 49,295 ha 136,646 ha 10
2000s 142,943 ha 103,778 ha 231,340 ha 10
2010s 349,528 ha 247,217 ha 550,311 ha 10
2020s 248,949 ha 242,561 ha 267,381 ha 5

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 8 Kazakhstan 57,952 ha compare
  2. 9 United Republic of Tanzania 54,251 ha compare
  3. 10 Eritrea 43,367 ha compare
  4. 11 Lithuania 37,800 ha compare
  5. 12 Burundi 27,022 ha compare
  6. 13 Argentina 26,770 ha compare
  7. 14 Italy 22,950 ha compare

See the full ranking of 99 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Asia?
Cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Asia was 243,908 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 550,311 ha in 2015.
What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 38,900 ha in 1962.
How does Asia rank for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested?
Asia ranks 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
99 places, 4,299 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.