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

Eastern Asia: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 32,864 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
32,864 ha
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
20th
of 29 regions
All-time high
40,862 ha
in 2015
All-time low
2,980 ha
in 1978
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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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 Eastern Asia is 32,864 ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Eastern Asia peaked at 40,862 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,980 ha, in 1978.

Eastern Asia ranks 20th of 29 regions on this measure, 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 8,322 ha 4,700 ha 12,200 ha 9
1970s 7,623 ha 2,980 ha 13,500 ha 10
1980s 11,262 ha 5,179 ha 17,753 ha 10
1990s 5,434 ha 3,717 ha 12,420 ha 10
2000s 19,282 ha 15,055 ha 22,046 ha 10
2010s 31,626 ha 21,113 ha 40,862 ha 10
2020s 33,117 ha 31,902 ha 34,655 ha 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 17 Myanmar 19,337 ha compare
  2. 18 China 18,448 ha compare
  3. 19 China, mainland 18,246 ha compare
  4. 20 Czechoslovakia 18,000 ha compare
  5. 21 Sierra Leone 17,550 ha compare
  6. 22 Tunisia 17,377 ha compare
  7. 23 Hungary 14,730 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 Eastern Asia?
Cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Eastern Asia was 32,864 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 Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 40,862 ha in 2015.
What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,980 ha in 1978.
How does Eastern Asia rank for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested?
Eastern Asia ranks 20th out of 29 regions with data for 2024.
Is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eastern 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.