Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IDA & IBRD total
IDA & IBRD total: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0462 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IDA & IBRD total, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
IDA & IBRD total recorded 0.0462 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 47.7% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 0.1616 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0462 hectares per person, in 2024.
IDA & IBRD total ranks 29th 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 IDA & IBRD total, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1616 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1601 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.159 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1585 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1546 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1517 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1508 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1488 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1482 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1449 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1424 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1375 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1373 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1336 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1325 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1322 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1283 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1261 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1218 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1208 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1191 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1145 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1144 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1121 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1115 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1107 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1066 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.107 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1057 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.103 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1018 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1229 hectares per person | +20.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1198 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.118 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1141 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1135 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1116 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1065 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1042 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1026 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1018 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0991 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0983 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0979 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0995 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0979 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0976 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0981 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0961 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0947 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0959 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.093 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0948 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0945 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0928 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0933 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0922 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0906 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0892 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0903 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0896 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0885 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0884 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0462 hectares per person | -47.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IDA & IBRD total 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 | -47.7% | 0.0884 hectares per person | 0.0462 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1548 hectares per person | 0.1482 hectares per person | 0.1616 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1336 hectares per person | 0.1218 hectares per person | 0.1449 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1123 hectares per person | 0.1057 hectares per person | 0.1208 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1115 hectares per person | 0.1018 hectares per person | 0.1229 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0989 hectares per person | 0.0961 hectares per person | 0.1026 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0931 hectares per person | 0.0892 hectares per person | 0.0959 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0806 hectares per person | 0.0462 hectares per person | 0.0903 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA & IBRD total
- 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
- 29 Chad 0.1614 hectares per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for IDA & IBRD total
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.91 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 3.24 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 46.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0845 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 559.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3245 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IDA & IBRD total?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IDA & IBRD total was 0.0462 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1616 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0462 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does IDA & IBRD total rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- IDA & IBRD total ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.