Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Jordan
Jordan: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 52,137 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 52,137 ha for cereals, primary — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 13.9% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Jordan peaked at 400,547 ha in 1962 and was at its lowest, 7,851 ha, in 1999.
That places Jordan 136th 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 377,707 ha | — |
| 1962 | 400,547 ha | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 289,041 ha | -27.8% |
| 1964 | 396,330 ha | +37.1% |
| 1965 | 371,808 ha | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 283,580 ha | -23.7% |
| 1967 | 284,792 ha | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 290,790 ha | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 221,975 ha | -23.7% |
| 1970 | 264,027 ha | +18.9% |
| 1971 | 296,864 ha | +12.4% |
| 1972 | 285,188 ha | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 132,827 ha | -53.4% |
| 1974 | 311,469 ha | +134.5% |
| 1975 | 173,126 ha | -44.4% |
| 1976 | 191,425 ha | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 172,963 ha | -9.6% |
| 1978 | 188,057 ha | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 143,583 ha | -23.6% |
| 1980 | 184,623 ha | +28.6% |
| 1981 | 146,944 ha | -20.4% |
| 1982 | 150,962 ha | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 155,807 ha | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 115,268 ha | -26.0% |
| 1985 | 134,451 ha | +16.6% |
| 1986 | 66,454 ha | -50.6% |
| 1987 | 125,477 ha | +88.8% |
| 1988 | 125,766 ha | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 87,014 ha | -30.8% |
| 1990 | 105,746 ha | +21.5% |
| 1991 | 108,539 ha | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 120,512 ha | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 64,864 ha | -46.2% |
| 1994 | 60,084 ha | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 76,321 ha | +27.0% |
| 1996 | 54,909 ha | -28.1% |
| 1997 | 79,567 ha | +44.9% |
| 1998 | 62,907 ha | -20.9% |
| 1999 | 7,851 ha | -87.5% |
| 2000 | 31,765 ha | +304.6% |
| 2001 | 33,885 ha | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 88,162 ha | +160.2% |
| 2003 | 55,780 ha | -36.7% |
| 2004 | 39,960 ha | -28.4% |
| 2005 | 65,853 ha | +64.8% |
| 2006 | 63,406 ha | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 49,995 ha | -21.2% |
| 2008 | 40,405 ha | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 47,914 ha | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 42,968 ha | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 42,817 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 52,624 ha | +22.9% |
| 2013 | 60,762 ha | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 61,768 ha | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 61,812 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 54,334 ha | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 47,410 ha | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 55,112 ha | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 68,862 ha | +24.9% |
| 2020 | 61,457 ha | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 66,941 ha | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 35,477 ha | -47.0% |
| 2023 | 45,786 ha | +29.1% |
| 2024 | 52,137 ha | +13.9% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 52,137 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 354,364 ha, 15% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 52,137 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 148,486 ha, 35% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +304.6% | 7,851 ha | 31,765 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 324,063 ha | 221,975 ha | 400,547 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 215,953 ha | 132,827 ha | 311,469 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 129,277 ha | 66,454 ha | 184,623 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 74,130 ha | 7,851 ha | 120,512 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 51,712 ha | 31,765 ha | 88,162 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,847 ha | 42,817 ha | 68,862 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,360 ha | 35,477 ha | 66,941 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Jordan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 297.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested in Jordan?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Jordan was 52,137 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 400,547 ha in 1962.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,851 ha in 1999.
- How does Jordan rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Jordan ranks 136th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan 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.