Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in South America
South America: Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested was 40,335 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals n.e.c. — Area harvested in South America, 1961–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More agriculture & rural data for South America
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production 4.58 million t (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Yield 13,552 kg/ha (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Area harvested 330,901 ha (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production 1.51 million t (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield 10,891 kg/ha (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested 138,942 ha (2024)
- Oranges — Production 19.24 million t (2024)
- Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production 58,599 t (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 6.51 million An (2024)
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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About this data
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.