Cereals, primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
195
Highest
140.72 % change on previous year
Trinidad and Tobago
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
China, Hong Kong SAR
Median
-0.1527 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
12,623
What the numbers show
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 140.72 % change on previous year in Trinidad and Tobago; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in China, Hong Kong SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.1527 % change on previous year, and the mean is -1.77 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 102 fell. The largest increase was in Australia and New Zealand (up 15,357.3%), and the largest decrease in Belgium-Luxembourg (down 122,662.0%).
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 140.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 333.9% | volatile |
| 2 | New Caledonia | 95.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,282.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Tunisia | 68.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 508.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Fiji | 61.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 291.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Palestine, State of | 49.56 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 179.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Sudan | 26.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | 26.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 537.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Sudan (former) | 25.89 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Réunion | 25.39 % change on previous year | 2006 | up 1,050.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Iraq | 24.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Montenegro | 24.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 149.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia | 21.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15,040.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia and New Zealand | 21.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15,357.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Melanesia | 17.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 308.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Mauritania | 16.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 210.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Belarus | 16.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,566.4% | volatile |
| 17 | South Sudan | 14.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 209.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Jordan | 13.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 737.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 227.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Oman | 13.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 295.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 234.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Afghanistan | 12.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 142.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 129.4% | volatile |
| 24 | China, Taiwan Province of | 10.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 321.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Sierra Leone | 9.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Gambia | 9.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 818.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Kuwait | 8.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 8.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 160.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Argentina | 7.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Cuba | 7.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 243.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Myanmar | 7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,255.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Ghana | 6.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Paraguay | 5.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Peru | 5.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 324.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Pakistan | 5.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Cambodia | 5.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 904.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Turkmenistan | 5.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 134.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Algeria | 5.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 172.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Guyana | 5.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 40 | New Zealand | 4.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 924.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Central African Republic | 4.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Latvia | 3.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 43 | India | 3.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 117.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Rwanda | 3.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 166.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 194.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 3.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Guinea | 3.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 139.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Comoros | 2.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Mozambique | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 175.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,769.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 2.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 243.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Bhutan | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 253.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Uzbekistan | 2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Ethiopia | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 193.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Liberia | 1.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Ecuador | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 125.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Ukraine | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Chad | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Portugal | 1.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 138.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Angola | 1.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,345.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Spain | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 1.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Sweden | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Luxembourg | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 150.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Uganda | 1.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 421.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Nigeria | 0.9005 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Egypt | 0.8081 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 238.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Tajikistan | 0.7008 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 111.3% | volatile |
| 73 | South Africa | 0.6712 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 121.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Yemen | 0.6304 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 75 | China | 0.6058 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 76 | China, mainland | 0.5809 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Burundi | 0.4339 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Kenya | 0.418 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 118.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Congo | 0.3773 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 107.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Papua New Guinea | 0.332 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Mali | 0.2803 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.2522 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Mexico | 0.1841 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.1552 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Madagascar | 0.1409 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Cameroon | 0.1254 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Togo | 0.1228 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.4% | volatile |
| 88 | El Salvador | 0.058 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.0436 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Eritrea | 0.0138 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Eswatini | 0.0125 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Somalia | 0.0008 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Djibouti | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Dominica | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Maldives | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Micronesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Gabon | -0.1527 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Israel | -0.1971 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.6% | volatile |
| 100 | Niger | -0.2318 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Finland | -0.3336 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 121.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Vanuatu | -0.3859 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 89.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Denmark | -0.3961 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 180.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Yugoslav SFR | -0.5214 % change on previous year | 1991 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Solomon Islands | -0.6057 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 109.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Bulgaria | -0.6135 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Senegal | -0.6539 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Czechia | -0.7258 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 186.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Indonesia | -0.7486 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Thailand | -0.7983 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Panama | -0.8097 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Estonia | -0.8377 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Viet Nam | -0.8755 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Japan | -0.9394 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Honduras | -0.9953 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 93.2% | volatile |
| 116 | USSR | -1.04 % change on previous year | 1991 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Chile | -1.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Bahamas | -1.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Norway | -1.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Türkiye | -1.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 454.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Kazakhstan | -1.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Czechoslovakia | -1.42 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 204.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Canada | -1.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Poland | -1.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,147.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Bangladesh | -1.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 310.5% | volatile |
| 126 | French Guiana | -1.6 % change on previous year | 2006 | down 114.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Nepal | -1.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 580.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Republic of Korea | -1.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Ethiopia PDR | -1.98 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Romania | -1.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 832.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Suriname | -2.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 131.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Austria | -2.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 169.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Mongolia | -2.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 132.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Qatar | -2.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Haiti | -2.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 118.6% | volatile |
| 136 | North Macedonia | -2.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Sri Lanka | -2.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 88.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Serbia and Montenegro | -3.22 % change on previous year | 2005 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Lithuania | -3.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 152.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Namibia | -3.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Malaysia | -3.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Switzerland | -3.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 143 | France | -3.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 552.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Philippines | -3.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 712.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Slovenia | -3.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 496.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Antigua and Barbuda | -3.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 266.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Ireland | -3.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 983.2% | volatile |
| 148 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -4.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 180.9% | volatile |
| 149 | United Arab Emirates | -4.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Republic of Moldova | -4.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 125.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -4.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 148.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Slovakia | -4.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 272.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Georgia | -4.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Brazil | -4.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 208.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Serbia | -4.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 255.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Uruguay | -5.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 656.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Belize | -5.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Germany | -5.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 427.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Hungary | -6.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 55,561.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Albania | -7.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 967.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Italy | -7.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 264.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Croatia | -7.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Russian Federation | -8.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 283.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Armenia | -9.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 567.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Puerto Rico | -10.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Colombia | -11.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Jamaica | -11.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Benin | -11.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 283.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Nicaragua | -12.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 255.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Belgium-Luxembourg | -13.04 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 122,662.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Belgium | -13.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4,257.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Guatemala | -13.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,698.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Greece | -13.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Malawi | -15.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 971.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Mauritius | -16.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 176.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | -17.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 122.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Cyprus | -18.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Libya | -19.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,930.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Iceland | -20 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 134.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Zimbabwe | -20.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Timor-Leste | -21.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 178.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Saudi Arabia | -28.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 134.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -28.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 163.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Botswana | -29.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 134.5% | volatile |
| 185 | Morocco | -31.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 173.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Lebanon | -36.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 178.3% | volatile |
| 187 | Lesotho | -37.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 274.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Guadeloupe | -50 % change on previous year | 1977 | down 159.3% | volatile |
| 189 | Zambia | -51.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 389.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Grenada | -54.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,772.6% | volatile |
| 191 | Cabo Verde | -99.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4,463.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Barbados | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Saint Lucia | -100 % change on previous year | 1980 | down 833.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Malta | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 2,333.3% | volatile |
| 192 | China, Hong Kong SAR | -100 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 153.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Oceania 21.33 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa 8.5 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 4.57 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 3.91 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia 3.26 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.2 % change on previous year
- Africa 2.55 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 2.21 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa 1.96 % change on previous year
- Asia 1.63 % change on previous year
- Western Asia 1.24 % change on previous year
- Caribbean 1.14 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 1.13 % change on previous year
- World 0.7575 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia 0.5426 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia 0.2372 % change on previous year
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 0.1652 % change on previous year
- South America 0.0204 % change on previous year
- Central Asia -0.6469 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) -0.8383 % change on previous year
- Central America -1.32 % change on previous year
- Americas -1.33 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe -1.65 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa -1.99 % change on previous year
- Northern America -2.37 % change on previous year
- United States of America -2.63 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) -2.87 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe -3.05 % change on previous year
- Europe -4.32 % change on previous year
- Western Europe -4.42 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe -4.83 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.