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
3rd
of 6 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.

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

Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 39,900 ha —
1962 38,900 ha -2.5%
1963 60,000 ha +54.2%
1964 67,400 ha +12.3%
1965 50,800 ha -24.6%
1966 68,000 ha +33.9%
1967 62,600 ha -7.9%
1968 65,775 ha +5.1%
1969 75,677 ha +15.1%
1970 70,465 ha -6.9%
1971 52,382 ha -25.7%
1972 45,035 ha -14.0%
1973 53,696 ha +19.2%
1974 68,704 ha +27.9%
1975 67,882 ha -1.2%
1976 65,031 ha -4.2%
1977 59,621 ha -8.3%
1978 59,576 ha -0.1%
1979 58,631 ha -1.6%
1980 71,051 ha +21.2%
1981 58,383 ha -17.8%
1982 64,772 ha +10.9%
1983 68,426 ha +5.6%
1984 70,986 ha +3.7%
1985 69,235 ha -2.5%
1986 71,362 ha +3.1%
1987 67,302 ha -5.7%
1988 46,702 ha -30.6%
1989 53,966 ha +15.6%
1990 52,056 ha -3.5%
1991 49,295 ha -5.3%
1992 135,079 ha +174.0%
1993 106,346 ha -21.3%
1994 99,061 ha -6.9%
1995 123,378 ha +24.5%
1996 107,990 ha -12.5%
1997 86,112 ha -20.3%
1998 80,218 ha -6.8%
1999 136,646 ha +70.3%
2000 103,778 ha -24.1%
2001 115,021 ha +10.8%
2002 116,887 ha +1.6%
2003 117,291 ha +0.3%
2004 117,176 ha -0.1%
2005 133,488 ha +13.9%
2006 143,479 ha +7.5%
2007 180,829 ha +26.0%
2008 170,137 ha -5.9%
2009 231,340 ha +36.0%
2010 254,696 ha +10.1%
2011 350,902 ha +37.8%
2012 371,277 ha +5.8%
2013 355,849 ha -4.2%
2014 350,575 ha -1.5%
2015 550,311 ha +57.0%
2016 403,822 ha -26.6%
2017 357,810 ha -11.4%
2018 247,217 ha -30.9%
2019 252,824 ha +2.3%
2020 267,381 ha +5.8%
2021 248,195 ha -7.2%
2022 242,561 ha -2.3%
2023 242,698 ha +0.1%
2024 243,908 ha +0.5%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1992 +174.0% 49,295 ha 135,079 ha

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. 1 Ethiopia 3.25 million ha compare
  2. 2 Ethiopia PDR 1.37 million ha compare
  3. 3 Chad 547,440 ha compare
  4. 4 Poland 121,450 ha compare
  5. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 54,251 ha compare
  6. 5 France 109,060 ha compare
  7. 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,218 ha compare
  8. 6 Thailand 99,677 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 3rd out of 6 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.