Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0519 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Early-demographic dividend, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Early-demographic dividend is 0.0519 hectares per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.9% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 0.1979 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0519 hectares per person, in 2024.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 25th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1979 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1959 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1936 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1933 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1861 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1831 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1841 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1846 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1809 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1775 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1721 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1646 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1653 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1587 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1577 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1546 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1502 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1481 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1424 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1415 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1423 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1341 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1353 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.131 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1284 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1247 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1188 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1186 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1169 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1131 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1084 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1067 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1047 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1043 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.103 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1036 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0999 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.098 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0963 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0953 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0928 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0888 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0899 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0886 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0879 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0863 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0863 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0841 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0823 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0827 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0818 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0791 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0789 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0786 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0767 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0764 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0758 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.074 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0727 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0738 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.073 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0718 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.072 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0519 hectares per person | -27.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Early-demographic dividend 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 | -27.9% | 0.072 hectares per person | 0.0519 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1888 hectares per person | 0.1809 hectares per person | 0.1979 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1591 hectares per person | 0.1424 hectares per person | 0.1775 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1292 hectares per person | 0.1169 hectares per person | 0.1423 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1038 hectares per person | 0.0963 hectares per person | 0.1131 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0882 hectares per person | 0.0823 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0777 hectares per person | 0.0727 hectares per person | 0.0827 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0685 hectares per person | 0.0519 hectares per person | 0.0738 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 22 Cambodia 0.2217 hectares per person compare
- 23 Denmark 0.2057 hectares per person compare
- 24 Guyana 0.2006 hectares per person compare
- 25 Poland 0.1959 hectares per person compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 0.1847 hectares per person compare
- 27 Thailand 0.1749 hectares per person compare
- 28 Finland 0.1627 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Early-demographic dividend
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 1.88 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 52.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 490.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5175 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Early-demographic dividend?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Early-demographic dividend was 0.0519 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1979 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0519 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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.