Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in United States of America
United States of America: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 54.08 million hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
54.08 million hectares
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
4th
of 186 countries
All-time high
77.73 million hectares
in 1981
All-time low
50.70 million hectares
in 2022
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in United States of America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 54.08 million hectares for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in 2024.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in United States of America peaked at 77.73 million hectares in 1981 and was at its lowest, 50.70 million hectares, in 2022.
That places United States of America 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in United States of America, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 64.87 million hectares | — |
| 1962 | 60.55 million hectares | -6.7% |
| 1963 | 62.42 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 60.98 million hectares | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 60.38 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 61.14 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 65.85 million hectares | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 63.04 million hectares | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 59.26 million hectares | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 59.23 million hectares | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 63.78 million hectares | +7.7% |
| 1972 | 58.37 million hectares | -8.5% |
| 1973 | 64.53 million hectares | +10.6% |
| 1974 | 68.26 million hectares | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 72.02 million hectares | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 73.08 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 72.22 million hectares | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 67.30 million hectares | -6.8% |
| 1979 | 68.37 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 71.55 million hectares | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 77.73 million hectares | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 76.21 million hectares | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 58.73 million hectares | -22.9% |
| 1984 | 71.96 million hectares | +22.5% |
| 1985 | 72.87 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 67.11 million hectares | -7.9% |
| 1987 | 59.23 million hectares | -11.7% |
| 1988 | 55.71 million hectares | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 63.53 million hectares | +14.0% |
| 1990 | 65.70 million hectares | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 62.13 million hectares | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 65.89 million hectares | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 60.27 million hectares | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 64.02 million hectares | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 59.77 million hectares | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 64.88 million hectares | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 63.80 million hectares | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 61.56 million hectares | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 58.46 million hectares | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 58.53 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 55.17 million hectares | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 53.57 million hectares | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 57.81 million hectares | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 56.78 million hectares | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 56.81 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 52.86 million hectares | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 61.92 million hectares | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 60.99 million hectares | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 57.94 million hectares | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 57.48 million hectares | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 56.67 million hectares | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 60.25 million hectares | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 59.49 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 57.98 million hectares | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 58.12 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 58.45 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 53.16 million hectares | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 53.65 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 52.57 million hectares | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 53.19 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 54.59 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 50.70 million hectares | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 55.54 million hectares | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 54.08 million hectares | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.05 million hectares | 59.26 million hectares | 65.85 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 66.72 million hectares | 58.37 million hectares | 73.08 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.46 million hectares | 55.71 million hectares | 77.73 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.65 million hectares | 58.46 million hectares | 65.89 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.24 million hectares | 52.86 million hectares | 61.92 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.78 million hectares | 52.57 million hectares | 60.25 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.62 million hectares | 50.70 million hectares | 55.54 million hectares | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United States of America
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 673.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1981 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in United States of America?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in United States of America was 54.08 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 77.73 million hectares in 1981.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.70 million hectares in 2022.
- How does United States of America rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- United States of America ranks 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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.