Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0302 hectares per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics is 0.0302 hectares per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 86.2% on the previous year and down 86.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 0.2377 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0302 hectares per person, in 2024.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2377 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2283 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2253 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2237 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2181 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2153 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.2103 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2101 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2093 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.196 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2005 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2009 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1918 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1896 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1894 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1876 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1869 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1834 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1822 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1811 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1774 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1776 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1773 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1783 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1757 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1768 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1739 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1745 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.175 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1722 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1802 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2002 hectares per person | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2316 hectares per person | +15.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2323 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2261 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2201 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2322 hectares per person | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2272 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2113 hectares per person | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2182 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2325 hectares per person | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2222 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2087 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2256 hectares per person | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2221 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.213 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2111 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2219 hectares per person | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2242 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2067 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2132 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2188 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.219 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2202 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2193 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2182 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2123 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2178 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2262 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2208 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2226 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2171 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2182 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0302 hectares per person | -86.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -86.2% | 0.2182 hectares per person | 0.0302 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2198 hectares per person | 0.2093 hectares per person | 0.2377 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1908 hectares per person | 0.1822 hectares per person | 0.2009 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1768 hectares per person | 0.1739 hectares per person | 0.1811 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2133 hectares per person | 0.1722 hectares per person | 0.2323 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.22 hectares per person | 0.2087 hectares per person | 0.2325 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2172 hectares per person | 0.2067 hectares per person | 0.2262 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1818 hectares per person | 0.0302 hectares per person | 0.2226 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 33 Myanmar 0.1463 hectares per person compare
- 34 Croatia 0.1398 hectares per person compare
- 35 Bolivia 0.1363 hectares per person compare
- 36 Eritrea 0.1353 hectares per person compare
- 37 Turkey 0.1331 hectares per person compare
- 38 Brazil 0.131 hectares per person compare
- 39 Laos 0.1308 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 67.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 38.02 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 38.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0244 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 674.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5316 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics was 0.0302 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2377 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0302 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.