Land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Land under cereal production (hectares). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
181
Highest
68.92 % change on previous year
Tunisia
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Malta
Median
0.1254 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
13,098
What the numbers show
Land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate is currently reported for 181 countries. The highest value is 68.92 % change on previous year in Tunisia; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1254 % change on previous year, and the mean is -1.66 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 80 countries rose and 99 fell. The largest increase was in Australia (up 15,040.3%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 55,561.8%).
Land under cereal production (hectares), annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia | 68.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 508.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Lesotho | 57.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 694.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Iraq | 52 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Mauritius | 44.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 449.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 34.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 727.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Madagascar | 28.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 258.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Sudan | 26.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Belize | 26.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Zambia | 25.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 547.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Australia | 21.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15,040.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Gambia | 20.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 667.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Mauritania | 16.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 210.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Belarus | 16.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,566.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Oman | 14.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 827.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Qatar | 14.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Jordan | 13.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 737.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Kenya | 12.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,010.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Afghanistan | 12.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 142.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Moldova | 11.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Kuwait | 10.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 316.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | 10.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 129.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Cambodia | 10.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,011.1% | volatile |
| 23 | South Sudan | 9.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 647.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 9.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 141.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Palestine | 8.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Bolivia | 8.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 160.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Argentina | 7.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Guatemala | 7.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 327.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Myanmar | 7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,255.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 183.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Peru | 5.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 324.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Guyana | 5.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Iceland | 5.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Algeria | 5.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 172.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Togo | 4.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Pakistan | 4.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 38 | New Zealand | 4.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 924.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 4.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Comoros | 3.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Croatia | 3.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,107.6% | volatile |
| 42 | India | 3.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 117.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Rwanda | 3.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 166.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Honduras | 3.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 3.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 3.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Guinea | 3.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Venezuela | 3.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Azerbaijan | 3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 139.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 2.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 142.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Mozambique | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 175.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Serbia | 2.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Dominican Republic | 2.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 243.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Senegal | 2.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 129.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Bhutan | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 253.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Albania | 2.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 478.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Mali | 2.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Angola | 2.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Sweden | 1.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 202.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Ethiopia | 1.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 193.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Suriname | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Ecuador | 1.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 125.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Egypt | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Ukraine | 1.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Ghana | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 397.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Chad | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Portugal | 1.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 138.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Puerto Rico | 1.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.47 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Italy | 1.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 231.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Spain | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 1.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Uganda | 1.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 421.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 106.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Nigeria | 0.9005 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 77 | China | 0.7765 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 0.7008 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 111.3% | volatile |
| 79 | South Africa | 0.6712 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 121.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Lithuania | 0.6566 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Canada | 0.5506 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Montenegro | 0.5355 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Belgium | 0.4891 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 132.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Burundi | 0.4339 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Congo | 0.3773 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Philippines | 0.3652 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Papua New Guinea | 0.3593 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Thailand | 0.3279 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 116.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Vietnam | 0.2547 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Syria | 0.2522 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Cameroon | 0.1254 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Solomon Islands | 0.0691 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 93 | El Salvador | 0.058 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 94 | North Korea | 0.0436 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Eritrea | 0.0138 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Somalia | 0.0011 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Brunei | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Djibouti | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Dominica | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Micronesia (country) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Maldives | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Yemen | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Poland | -0.1207 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 95.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Lebanon | -0.1338 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 98.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Gabon | -0.1527 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Niger | -0.2318 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Switzerland | -0.2749 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Vanuatu | -0.3859 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 89.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Denmark | -0.3961 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 180.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Romania | -0.3988 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Iran | -0.4347 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 72.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Germany | -0.6818 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 648.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Japan | -0.7016 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 352.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Georgia | -0.7702 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 102.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Tanzania | -0.7927 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 163.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Panama | -0.8097 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Chile | -1.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Malawi | -1.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 149.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Bahamas | -1.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Norway | -1.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Turkey | -1.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 454.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Kazakhstan | -1.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Uzbekistan | -1.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 412.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Latvia | -1.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 161.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Bangladesh | -1.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 310.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Namibia | -1.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 127 | South Korea | -1.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 128 | United Kingdom | -2.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Austria | -2.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 169.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Turkmenistan | -2.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 185.1% | volatile |
| 131 | United States | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Estonia | -2.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 137.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Central African Republic | -2.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 134 | North Macedonia | -2.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Haiti | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 107.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Russia | -3.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 136.7% | volatile |
| 137 | France | -3.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 552.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Nepal | -3.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 477.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Luxembourg | -3.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 179.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Malaysia | -3.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Slovenia | -3.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 496.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Antigua and Barbuda | -3.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 266.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Jamaica | -3.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 244.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Ireland | -3.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 983.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Indonesia | -3.99 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 545.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Laos | -4.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 148.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Slovakia | -4.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 272.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Finland | -4.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 172.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Brazil | -4.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 208.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Czechia | -4.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Uruguay | -5.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 656.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Mexico | -5.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 853.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Mongolia | -5.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Cuba | -5.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 192.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Hungary | -6.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 55,561.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Liberia | -6.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -7.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,413.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Armenia | -9.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 567.8% | volatile |
| 159 | United Arab Emirates | -10.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 160 | East Timor | -11.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Colombia | -11.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Benin | -11.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 283.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Eswatini | -12.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 129.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Nicaragua | -12.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 255.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Greece | -13.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Netherlands | -17.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 122.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Cyprus | -18.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Libya | -19.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,930.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Paraguay | -19.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 11,237.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -28.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 163.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Botswana | -29.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 134.5% | volatile |
| 172 | New Caledonia | -30.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 251.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Israel | -30.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 982.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Morocco | -31.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 173.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Fiji | -37.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 234.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Grenada | -54.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,772.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Cape Verde | -99.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4,463.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Barbados | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Hong Kong | -100 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 153.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Saint Lucia | -100 % change on previous year | 1980 | down 833.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Malta | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 2,333.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Asia -0.6764 % change on previous year
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) -0.6764 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) -12.33 % change on previous year
- Low income -15.03 % change on previous year
- Arab World -17.93 % change on previous year
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) -20.48 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean -20.65 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) -20.81 % change on previous year
- Lower middle income -23.08 % change on previous year
- North America -24.44 % change on previous year
- Africa Western and Central -24.53 % change on previous year
- Post-demographic dividend -25.71 % change on previous year
- Early-demographic dividend -27.06 % change on previous year
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) -27.21 % change on previous year
- Least developed countries -27.87 % change on previous year
- IDA only -28.16 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) -28.35 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa -28.35 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) -28.35 % change on previous year
- Pre-demographic dividend -30.37 % change on previous year
- Africa Eastern and Southern -32.21 % change on previous year
- OECD members -32.64 % change on previous year
- IDA total -34.29 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income -41.63 % change on previous year
- World -43.69 % change on previous year
- Middle income -45.69 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total -47.23 % change on previous year
- Euro area -48.38 % change on previous year
- High income -49.64 % change on previous year
- IDA blend -52.01 % change on previous year
- IBRD only -52.09 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia -56.93 % change on previous year
- European Union -60.07 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) -60.29 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income -63.51 % change on previous year
- Pacific island small states -68.24 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) -71.59 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) -71.6 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan -71.83 % change on previous year
- Late-demographic dividend -77.84 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Land under cereal production (hectares). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Land under cereal production (hectares). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.