Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 104.88 million ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Eastern Asia, 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 Eastern Asia is 104.88 million ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Eastern Asia peaked at 107.90 million ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 81.90 million ha, in 2003.
Eastern Asia ranks 8th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 99.24 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 98.45 million ha | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 99.87 million ha | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 101.48 million ha | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 100.47 million ha | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 102.06 million ha | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 101.08 million ha | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 98.64 million ha | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 100.19 million ha | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 101.25 million ha | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 104.08 million ha | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 104.24 million ha | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 103.75 million ha | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 104.66 million ha | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 105.17 million ha | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 105.70 million ha | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 104.16 million ha | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 104.30 million ha | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 103.02 million ha | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 101.59 million ha | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 99.13 million ha | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 97.35 million ha | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 99.26 million ha | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 98.90 million ha | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 95.23 million ha | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 96.73 million ha | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 96.63 million ha | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 95.66 million ha | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 97.74 million ha | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 100.31 million ha | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 100.11 million ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 98.47 million ha | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 95.06 million ha | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 93.55 million ha | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 95.17 million ha | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 97.78 million ha | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 97.70 million ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.49 million ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 96.86 million ha | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 90.27 million ha | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 87.65 million ha | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 86.51 million ha | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 81.90 million ha | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 84.21 million ha | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 86.80 million ha | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 89.67 million ha | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 90.60 million ha | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 91.03 million ha | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 93.35 million ha | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 94.80 million ha | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 96.06 million ha | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 97.71 million ha | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 98.89 million ha | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 99.68 million ha | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 107.90 million ha | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 106.81 million ha | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 105.00 million ha | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 103.94 million ha | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 102.22 million ha | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 102.36 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 104.57 million ha | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 103.63 million ha | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 104.31 million ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 104.88 million ha | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.16 million ha | 98.45 million ha | 102.06 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 104.03 million ha | 101.25 million ha | 105.70 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.82 million ha | 95.23 million ha | 101.59 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.25 million ha | 93.55 million ha | 100.31 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.20 million ha | 81.90 million ha | 93.35 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.30 million ha | 94.80 million ha | 107.90 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.95 million ha | 102.36 million ha | 104.88 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 9.00 million ha compare
- 5 Russian Federation 39.58 million ha compare
- 6 Brazil 27.78 million ha compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 8.26 million ha compare
- 7 Viet Nam 7.93 million ha compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 19.58 million ha compare
- 8 Australia 19.46 million ha compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.03 million ha compare
- 9 Nigeria 18.28 million ha compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 2.70 million ha compare
- 10 Argentina 17.66 million ha compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.69 million ha compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.35 million ha compare
- 11 Kazakhstan 16.06 million ha compare
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- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.8516 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.8101 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.4424 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested in Eastern Asia?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Eastern Asia was 104.88 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 107.90 million ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.90 million ha in 2003.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Eastern Asia ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eastern 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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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.