Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in South America

South America: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 40,335 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
40,335 ha
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
15th
of 24 groups
All-time high
54,215 ha
in 1992
All-time low
8,740 ha
in 1987
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in South America, 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 South America is 40,335 ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in South America peaked at 54,215 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 8,740 ha, in 1987.

South America ranks 15th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in South America, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 19,600 ha
1962 19,600 ha +0.0%
1963 19,600 ha +0.0%
1964 21,600 ha +10.2%
1965 25,600 ha +18.5%
1966 25,000 ha -2.3%
1967 27,100 ha +8.4%
1968 28,200 ha +4.1%
1969 28,000 ha -0.7%
1970 27,200 ha -2.9%
1971 27,400 ha +0.7%
1972 25,050 ha -8.6%
1973 26,100 ha +4.2%
1974 27,500 ha +5.4%
1975 30,400 ha +10.5%
1976 30,050 ha -1.2%
1977 31,300 ha +4.2%
1978 30,120 ha -3.8%
1979 20,125 ha -33.2%
1980 20,280 ha +0.8%
1981 21,080 ha +3.9%
1982 14,100 ha -33.1%
1983 9,911 ha -29.7%
1984 12,756 ha +28.7%
1985 11,267 ha -11.7%
1986 11,160 ha -0.9%
1987 8,740 ha -21.7%
1988 11,648 ha +33.3%
1989 9,085 ha -22.0%
1990 17,410 ha +91.6%
1991 26,459 ha +52.0%
1992 54,215 ha +104.9%
1993 27,310 ha -49.6%
1994 27,300 ha -0.0%
1995 16,252 ha -40.5%
1996 22,431 ha +38.0%
1997 24,388 ha +8.7%
1998 23,972 ha -1.7%
1999 29,131 ha +21.5%
2000 29,346 ha +0.7%
2001 29,629 ha +1.0%
2002 31,410 ha +6.0%
2003 31,350 ha -0.2%
2004 31,475 ha +0.4%
2005 31,591 ha +0.4%
2006 31,912 ha +1.0%
2007 32,535 ha +2.0%
2008 32,424 ha -0.3%
2009 33,162 ha +2.3%
2010 36,539 ha +10.2%
2011 37,107 ha +1.6%
2012 47,381 ha +27.7%
2013 38,787 ha -18.1%
2014 37,007 ha -4.6%
2015 37,803 ha +2.2%
2016 38,548 ha +2.0%
2017 38,379 ha -0.4%
2018 39,468 ha +2.8%
2019 39,598 ha +0.3%
2020 41,978 ha +6.0%
2021 40,940 ha -2.5%
2022 39,844 ha -2.7%
2023 40,232 ha +1.0%
2024 40,335 ha +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 23,811 ha 19,600 ha 28,200 ha 9
1970s 27,524 ha 20,125 ha 31,300 ha 10
1980s 13,003 ha 8,740 ha 21,080 ha 10
1990s 26,887 ha 16,252 ha 54,215 ha 10
2000s 31,483 ha 29,346 ha 33,162 ha 10
2010s 39,062 ha 36,539 ha 47,381 ha 10
2020s 40,666 ha 39,844 ha 41,978 ha 5

Countries ranked near South America

  1. 12 Argentina 26,770 ha compare
  2. 13 South Africa 25,155 ha compare
  3. 14 Italy 22,950 ha compare
  4. 15 Saudi Arabia 21,746 ha compare
  5. 16 Latvia 20,300 ha compare
  6. 17 Myanmar 19,337 ha compare
  7. 18 China 18,448 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 South America?
Cereals n.e.c. — area harvested in South America was 40,335 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 South America?
The highest recorded value was 54,215 ha in 1992.
What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in South America?
The lowest recorded value was 8,740 ha in 1987.
How does South America rank for cereals n.e.c. — area harvested?
South America ranks 15th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
Is cereals n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in South America?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South America 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.