Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in High income
High income: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0674 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in High income, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in High income is 0.0674 hectares per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in High income peaked at 0.1892 hectares per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0674 hectares per person, in 2024.
High income ranks 17th 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 High income, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1801 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1755 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1749 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1724 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1696 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1705 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1739 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1729 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1643 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.154 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1624 hectares per person | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1549 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1603 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1615 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1642 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.166 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1631 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1584 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1572 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1604 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1669 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1637 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1492 hectares per person | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1592 hectares per person | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1585 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1514 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1405 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.135 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1423 hectares per person | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1414 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1356 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1892 hectares per person | +39.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1826 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1778 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1715 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1768 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1765 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1621 hectares per person | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1567 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1619 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.16 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1556 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1552 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1573 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1547 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.148 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1547 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1599 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.152 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1389 hectares per person | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1448 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1452 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1466 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1449 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1438 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1444 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1369 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1358 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1368 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1394 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1393 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1356 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1348 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0674 hectares per person | -50.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in High income 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 | -50.0% | 0.1348 hectares per person | 0.0674 hectares per person |
| 1992 | +39.5% | 0.1356 hectares per person | 0.1892 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1727 hectares per person | 0.1643 hectares per person | 0.1801 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1602 hectares per person | 0.154 hectares per person | 0.166 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1527 hectares per person | 0.135 hectares per person | 0.1669 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.167 hectares per person | 0.1356 hectares per person | 0.1892 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1559 hectares per person | 0.148 hectares per person | 0.1619 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1418 hectares per person | 0.1358 hectares per person | 0.1466 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1233 hectares per person | 0.0674 hectares per person | 0.1394 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 14 Serbia 0.2679 hectares per person compare
- 15 Mali 0.2645 hectares per person compare
- 16 Estonia 0.257 hectares per person compare
- 17 Belarus 0.2494 hectares per person compare
- 18 Uruguay 0.2404 hectares per person compare
- 19 Hungary 0.2357 hectares per person compare
- 20 Sudan 0.2298 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for High income
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 904.10 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Rural population 281.21 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 19.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0125 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.62 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1782 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in High income?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in High income was 0.0674 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1892 hectares per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0674 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does High income rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- High income ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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.