Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 1.64 million hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.64 million hectares
Change on year
up 12.9%
World rank
64th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.64 million hectares
in 2024
All-time low
471,000 hectares
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Côte d'Ivoire, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 1.64 million hectares for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 1.64 million hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 471,000 hectares, in 1961.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 64th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 471,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 574,000 hectares | +21.9% |
| 1963 | 586,000 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 618,000 hectares | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 613,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 624,000 hectares | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 698,200 hectares | +11.9% |
| 1968 | 712,700 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 731,050 hectares | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 714,300 hectares | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 711,200 hectares | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 711,200 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 729,700 hectares | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 784,000 hectares | +7.4% |
| 1975 | 1.02 million hectares | +30.2% |
| 1976 | 1.04 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 1.07 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 1.12 million hectares | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 1.17 million hectares | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 927,200 hectares | -20.5% |
| 1981 | 943,100 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 984,700 hectares | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 1.04 million hectares | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 1.13 million hectares | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 1.10 million hectares | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 1.23 million hectares | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 1.27 million hectares | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 1.30 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 1.35 million hectares | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 1.12 million hectares | -17.5% |
| 1991 | 1.16 million hectares | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 1.19 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.03 million hectares | -13.4% |
| 1994 | 1.14 million hectares | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 1.16 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 974,938 hectares | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 949,280 hectares | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 829,586 hectares | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 768,277 hectares | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 764,363 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 760,406 hectares | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 759,651 hectares | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 730,329 hectares | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 743,359 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 775,972 hectares | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 788,783 hectares | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 780,280 hectares | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 811,788 hectares | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 834,856 hectares | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 864,043 hectares | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 853,734 hectares | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.12 million hectares | +31.4% |
| 2013 | 1.25 million hectares | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 1.29 million hectares | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.50 million hectares | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 1.42 million hectares | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 1.46 million hectares | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.43 million hectares | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.41 million hectares | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.28 million hectares | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 1.34 million hectares | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.39 million hectares | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.45 million hectares | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 1.64 million hectares | +12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 625,328 hectares | 471,000 hectares | 731,050 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 907,652 hectares | 711,200 hectares | 1.17 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.13 million hectares | 927,200 hectares | 1.35 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 million hectares | 768,277 hectares | 1.19 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 774,979 hectares | 730,329 hectares | 834,856 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 million hectares | 853,734 hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 million hectares | 1.28 million hectares | 1.64 million hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
- 61 Malawi 1.75 million hectares compare
- 62 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.69 million hectares compare
- 63 Serbia 1.69 million hectares compare
- 65 Paraguay 1.61 million hectares compare
- 66 Uzbekistan 1.51 million hectares compare
- 67 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 1.35 million hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 21.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1676 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 511.31 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4545 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 13.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Côte d'Ivoire was 1.64 million hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 million hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 471,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 64th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.