Cereals, primary β€” Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Cereals, primary β€” Area harvested was 122.95 million ha in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
122.95 million ha
Change on year
up 3.9%
Rank
7th
of 33 groups
All-time high
122.95 million ha
in 2024
All-time low
48.68 million ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cereals, primary β€” Area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024

025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 122.95 million ha for cereals, primary β€” area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals, primary β€” area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 122.95 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.68 million ha, in 1961.

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 7th of 33 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 52.20 million ha 48.68 million ha 54.79 million ha 9
1970s 54.85 million ha 53.16 million ha 56.52 million ha 10
1980s 60.76 million ha 57.05 million ha 67.01 million ha 10
1990s 72.14 million ha 64.25 million ha 76.76 million ha 10
2000s 87.31 million ha 74.85 million ha 97.66 million ha 10
2010s 108.17 million ha 100.86 million ha 116.22 million ha 10
2020s 117.74 million ha 115.10 million ha 122.95 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 4 China, mainland 100.29 million ha compare
  2. 5 Russian Federation 39.58 million ha compare
  3. 6 Brazil 27.78 million ha compare
  4. 7 Australia and New Zealand 19.58 million ha compare
  5. 8 Australia 19.46 million ha compare
  6. 9 Nigeria 18.28 million ha compare
  7. 10 Argentina 17.66 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Cereals, primary β€” area harvested in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 122.95 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 122.95 million ha in 2024.
What is the lowest cereals, primary β€” area harvested recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 48.68 million ha in 1961.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for cereals, primary β€” area harvested?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 7th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
Is cereals, primary β€” area harvested rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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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.