Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Small island developing States (SIDS)

Small island developing States (SIDS): Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 3,429 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
3,429 ha
Change on year
up 9.8%
Rank
5th
of 6 groups
All-time high
5,000 ha
in 2001
All-time low
2,748 ha
in 2022
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Small island developing States (SIDS), 2001–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2001201220242001: 5.0k ha2002: 3.0k ha2003: 2.8k ha2004: 4.0k ha2005: 4.0k ha2006: 4.0k ha2007: 4.2k ha2008: 4.3k ha2009: 4.0k ha2010: 4.0k ha2011: 3.9k ha2012: 3.9k ha2013: 3.8k ha2014: 3.8k ha2015: 3.7k ha2016: 3.6k ha2017: 3.6k ha2018: 3.5k ha2019: 3.5k ha2020: 3.5k ha2021: 3.4k ha2022: 2.7k ha2023: 3.1k ha2024: 3.4k ha

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

Analysis

Small island developing States (SIDS) recorded 3,429 ha for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 5,000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2,748 ha, in 2022.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year

Annual values for Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Small island developing States (SIDS), 2001 to 2024.
Year ha Change
2001 5,000 ha —
2002 3,000 ha -40.0%
2003 2,750 ha -8.3%
2004 4,000 ha +45.5%
2005 4,035 ha +0.9%
2006 4,045 ha +0.2%
2007 4,200 ha +3.8%
2008 4,310 ha +2.6%
2009 4,027 ha -6.6%
2010 3,956 ha -1.8%
2011 3,916 ha -1.0%
2012 3,875 ha -1.0%
2013 3,830 ha -1.2%
2014 3,773 ha -1.5%
2015 3,694 ha -2.1%
2016 3,638 ha -1.5%
2017 3,580 ha -1.6%
2018 3,520 ha -1.7%
2019 3,511 ha -0.3%
2020 3,464 ha -1.3%
2021 3,356 ha -3.1%
2022 2,748 ha -18.1%
2023 3,124 ha +13.7%
2024 3,429 ha +9.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in Small island developing States (SIDS) 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
2004 +45.5% 2,750 ha 4,000 ha
2002 -40.0% 5,000 ha 3,000 ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,930 ha 2,750 ha 5,000 ha 9
2010s 3,729 ha 3,511 ha 3,956 ha 10
2020s 3,224 ha 2,748 ha 3,464 ha 5

Countries ranked near Small island developing States (SIDS)

  1. 2 Ethiopia PDR 1.37 million ha
  2. 3 Chad 547,440 ha compare
  3. 4 Poland 121,450 ha compare
  4. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 54,251 ha compare
  5. 5 France 109,060 ha compare
  6. 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,218 ha compare
  7. 6 Thailand 99,677 ha compare
  8. 7 Russian Federation 65,145 ha compare
  9. 8 Kazakhstan 57,952 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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
Cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 3,429 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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
The highest recorded value was 5,000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
The lowest recorded value was 2,748 ha in 2022.
How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested?
Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 5th out of 6 groups with data for 2024.
Is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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.