Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Cyprus
Cyprus: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 20,070 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Cyprus, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested in Cyprus is 20,070 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 18.4% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Cyprus peaked at 162,141 ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, 19,879 ha, in 2017.
That places Cyprus 144th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 141,673 ha | — |
| 1962 | 137,794 ha | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 138,730 ha | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 140,469 ha | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 143,975 ha | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 143,145 ha | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 141,941 ha | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 143,145 ha | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 138,060 ha | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 152,107 ha | +10.2% |
| 1971 | 156,857 ha | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 153,111 ha | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 160,536 ha | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 162,141 ha | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 57,058 ha | -64.8% |
| 1976 | 62,435 ha | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 61,773 ha | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 50,088 ha | -18.9% |
| 1979 | 46,743 ha | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 49,097 ha | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 49,151 ha | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 51,560 ha | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 51,345 ha | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 52,710 ha | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 53,486 ha | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 52,108 ha | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 54,047 ha | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 58,998 ha | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 59,701 ha | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 57,530 ha | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 48,790 ha | -15.2% |
| 1992 | 65,110 ha | +33.4% |
| 1993 | 69,100 ha | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 63,500 ha | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 60,870 ha | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 58,940 ha | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 43,020 ha | -27.0% |
| 1998 | 59,090 ha | +37.4% |
| 1999 | 58,940 ha | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 51,480 ha | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 55,970 ha | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 59,200 ha | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 72,745 ha | +22.9% |
| 2004 | 66,397 ha | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 58,218 ha | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 54,795 ha | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 39,806 ha | -27.4% |
| 2008 | 35,973 ha | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 31,155 ha | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 32,892 ha | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 35,916 ha | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 37,822 ha | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 30,760 ha | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 25,303 ha | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 32,846 ha | +29.8% |
| 2016 | 23,289 ha | -29.1% |
| 2017 | 19,879 ha | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 24,020 ha | +20.8% |
| 2019 | 23,070 ha | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 26,510 ha | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 26,150 ha | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 24,930 ha | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 24,590 ha | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 20,070 ha | -18.4% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 20,070 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 280,960 ha, 7% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 20,070 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 726,060 ha, 3% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Cyprus 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -64.8% | 162,141 ha | 57,058 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 140,992 ha | 137,794 ha | 143,975 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 106,285 ha | 46,743 ha | 162,141 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 53,220 ha | 49,097 ha | 59,701 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 58,489 ha | 43,020 ha | 69,100 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 52,574 ha | 31,155 ha | 72,745 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,580 ha | 19,879 ha | 37,822 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,450 ha | 20,070 ha | 26,510 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cyprus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 335.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8799 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3331 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested in Cyprus?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Cyprus was 20,070 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 162,141 ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,879 ha in 2017.
- How does Cyprus rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Cyprus ranks 144th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus 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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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.