Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IBRD only
IBRD only: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0424 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IBRD only, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 0.0424 hectares per person for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 52.4% on the previous year and down 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IBRD only peaked at 0.157 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0424 hectares per person, in 2024.
IBRD only ranks 33rd 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 IBRD only, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.157 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1549 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1537 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1534 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1489 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1479 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1458 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1448 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1424 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1395 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1384 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1347 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1339 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1305 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1303 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1297 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1263 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1246 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.121 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1193 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1182 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1133 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1136 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.111 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1089 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1074 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1038 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1031 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1017 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0993 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0976 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1235 hectares per person | +26.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1204 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1168 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1129 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1126 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1105 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1047 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1027 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.102 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1012 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0981 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0955 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0973 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0966 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0958 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0959 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0959 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0951 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.092 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0945 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0919 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0934 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0929 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0927 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.092 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0918 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0891 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0887 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0903 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0898 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0888 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.089 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0424 hectares per person | -52.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IBRD only 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 | -52.4% | 0.089 hectares per person | 0.0424 hectares per person |
| 1992 | +26.5% | 0.0976 hectares per person | 0.1235 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1499 hectares per person | 0.1424 hectares per person | 0.157 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1309 hectares per person | 0.121 hectares per person | 0.1395 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.11 hectares per person | 0.1017 hectares per person | 0.1193 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1101 hectares per person | 0.0976 hectares per person | 0.1235 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0973 hectares per person | 0.0951 hectares per person | 0.102 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0919 hectares per person | 0.0887 hectares per person | 0.0945 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0801 hectares per person | 0.0424 hectares per person | 0.0903 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
- 30 United States 0.1591 hectares per person compare
- 31 Togo 0.157 hectares per person compare
- 32 Benin 0.1482 hectares per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for IBRD only
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.29 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 2.07 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 41.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0763 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 656.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2241 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IBRD only?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IBRD only was 0.0424 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 0.157 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0424 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does IBRD only rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- IBRD only ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.