Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Central Asia

Central Asia: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 19.43 million ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
19.43 million ha
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
14th
of 38 regions
All-time high
24.53 million ha
in 1992
All-time low
14.37 million ha
in 1999
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Central Asia, 1992–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M1992200820241992: 24.5M ha1993: 24.4M ha1994: 22.3M ha1995: 19.4M ha1996: 18.9M ha1997: 17.7M ha1998: 14.7M ha1999: 14.4M ha2000: 15.6M ha2001: 16.2M ha2002: 17.3M ha2003: 17.4M ha2004: 17.6M ha2005: 17.5M ha2006: 17.8M ha2007: 18.5M ha2008: 18.9M ha2009: 20.2M ha2010: 18.7M ha2011: 19.4M ha2012: 18.3M ha2013: 19.2M ha2014: 18.0M ha2015: 18.0M ha2016: 18.7M ha2017: 18.4M ha2018: 17.8M ha2019: 18.3M ha2020: 18.8M ha2021: 18.8M ha2022: 19.1M ha2023: 19.6M ha2024: 19.4M ha

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

Analysis

In 2024, cereals, primary — area harvested in Central Asia stood at 19.43 million ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Central Asia peaked at 24.53 million ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 14.37 million ha, in 1999.

Central Asia ranks 14th of 38 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.54 million ha 14.37 million ha 24.53 million ha 8
2000s 17.68 million ha 15.59 million ha 20.16 million ha 10
2010s 18.47 million ha 17.85 million ha 19.36 million ha 10
2020s 19.15 million ha 18.79 million ha 19.55 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Central Asia

  1. 11 Kazakhstan 16.06 million ha compare
  2. 12 Canada 15.83 million ha compare
  3. 13 Pakistan 15.45 million ha compare
  4. 14 Indonesia 12.59 million ha compare
  5. 15 Thailand 12.53 million ha compare
  6. 16 Bangladesh 12.27 million ha compare
  7. 17 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 12.07 million ha compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals, primary — area harvested in Central Asia?
Cereals, primary — area harvested in Central Asia was 19.43 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Central Asia?
The highest recorded value was 24.53 million ha in 1992.
What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Central Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 14.37 million ha in 1999.
How does Central Asia rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
Central Asia ranks 14th out of 38 regions with data for 2024.
Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Central Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Central Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals, primary — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 12,898 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.