Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IDA blend
IDA blend: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0302 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IDA blend, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
IDA blend recorded 0.0302 hectares per person for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 52.9% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IDA blend peaked at 0.186 hectares per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0302 hectares per person, in 2024.
IDA blend ranks 35th 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 blend, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1759 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1757 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1728 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1751 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1803 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1591 hectares per person | -11.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1636 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1647 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.186 hectares per person | +12.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1675 hectares per person | -10.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1571 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1352 hectares per person | -13.9% |
| 1973 | 0.154 hectares per person | +13.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1395 hectares per person | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1271 hectares per person | -8.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1324 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1177 hectares per person | -11.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1111 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1056 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1068 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0933 hectares per person | -12.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0934 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0947 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0991 hectares per person | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.102 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1128 hectares per person | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1106 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1069 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1103 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1088 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1107 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1105 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.112 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1137 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1119 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1072 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1059 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.102 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0984 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0958 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0871 hectares per person | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0871 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0881 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0873 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0885 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0896 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0867 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0843 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0731 hectares per person | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0759 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0729 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0707 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0713 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0726 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0718 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0716 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0704 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0692 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.068 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0662 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0663 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0641 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0641 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0302 hectares per person | -52.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IDA blend 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 | -52.9% | 0.0641 hectares per person | 0.0302 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1726 hectares per person | 0.1591 hectares per person | 0.186 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1347 hectares per person | 0.1056 hectares per person | 0.1675 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.103 hectares per person | 0.0933 hectares per person | 0.1128 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1081 hectares per person | 0.0984 hectares per person | 0.1137 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0868 hectares per person | 0.0731 hectares per person | 0.0958 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0714 hectares per person | 0.068 hectares per person | 0.0759 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0582 hectares per person | 0.0302 hectares per person | 0.0663 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 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
- 37 Turkey 0.1331 hectares per person compare
- 38 Brazil 0.131 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for IDA blend
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 257.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 350.29 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 50.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 373.77 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8589 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IDA blend?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IDA blend 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 IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.186 hectares per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0302 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does IDA blend rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- IDA blend ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.