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

Central Asia: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 61,296 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
61,296 ha
Change on year
up 36.4%
Rank
9th
of 22 regions
All-time high
377,253 ha
in 2015
All-time low
20,900 ha
in 1998
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Central Asia, 1992–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1992200820241992: 85.0k ha1993: 57.0k ha1994: 45.7k ha1995: 71.6k ha1996: 55.0k ha1997: 30.2k ha1998: 20.9k ha1999: 64.6k ha2000: 25.1k ha2001: 31.1k ha2002: 31.0k ha2003: 32.7k ha2004: 30.9k ha2005: 40.0k ha2006: 39.2k ha2007: 46.3k ha2008: 40.3k ha2009: 105.2k ha2010: 120.5k ha2011: 221.9k ha2012: 236.0k ha2013: 204.0k ha2014: 194.1k ha2015: 377.3k ha2016: 240.7k ha2017: 201.8k ha2018: 89.5k ha2019: 95.5k ha2020: 89.1k ha2021: 72.9k ha2022: 64.7k ha2023: 44.9k ha2024: 61.3k ha

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Central Asia is 61,296 ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.4% on the previous year and down 68.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Central Asia peaked at 377,253 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20,900 ha, in 1998.

That places Central Asia 9th out of 22 regions 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
1990s 53,750 ha 20,900 ha 85,000 ha 8
2000s 42,179 ha 25,099 ha 105,160 ha 10
2010s 198,118 ha 89,453 ha 377,253 ha 10
2020s 66,581 ha 44,943 ha 89,090 ha 5

Countries ranked near Central Asia

  1. 6 Thailand 99,677 ha compare
  2. 7 Russian Federation 65,145 ha compare
  3. 8 Kazakhstan 57,952 ha compare
  4. 9 Eritrea 43,367 ha compare
  5. 10 Lithuania 37,800 ha compare
  6. 11 Burundi 27,022 ha compare
  7. 12 Argentina 26,770 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 Central Asia?
Cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Central Asia was 61,296 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 Central Asia?
The highest recorded value was 377,253 ha in 2015.
What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Central Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 20,900 ha in 1998.
How does Central Asia rank for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested?
Central Asia ranks 9th out of 22 regions with data for 2024.
Is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Central Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 68.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Central 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.