Cereals, primary β€” Area harvested in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Cereals, primary β€” Area harvested was 78.28 million ha in 2024. β—† Volatile

Latest (2024)
78.28 million ha
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
11th
of 33 groups
All-time high
78.94 million ha
in 2023
All-time low
18.49 million ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cereals, primary β€” Area harvested in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1961–2024

20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) recorded 78.28 million ha for cereals, primary β€” area harvested in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals, primary β€” area harvested in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 78.94 million ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.49 million ha, in 1961.

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 11th of 33 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19.29 million ha 18.49 million ha 20.56 million ha 9
1970s 21.15 million ha 20.03 million ha 22.13 million ha 10
1980s 22.60 million ha 20.84 million ha 25.73 million ha 10
1990s 49.63 million ha 26.37 million ha 58.69 million ha 10
2000s 61.53 million ha 53.19 million ha 69.27 million ha 10
2010s 74.17 million ha 71.85 million ha 76.71 million ha 10
2020s 78.16 million ha 77.05 million ha 78.94 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)

  1. 8 Australia 19.46 million ha compare
  2. 9 Nigeria 18.28 million ha compare
  3. 10 Argentina 17.66 million ha compare
  4. 11 Kazakhstan 16.06 million ha compare
  5. 12 Canada 15.83 million ha compare
  6. 13 Pakistan 15.45 million ha compare
  7. 14 Indonesia 12.59 million ha compare

See the full ranking of 226 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals, primary β€” area harvested in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
Cereals, primary β€” area harvested in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 78.28 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals, primary β€” area harvested recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 78.94 million ha in 2023.
What is the lowest cereals, primary β€” area harvested recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 18.49 million ha in 1961.
How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for cereals, primary β€” area harvested?
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 11th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
Is cereals, primary β€” area harvested rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary β€” Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cereals, primary β€” 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.