Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IDA only
IDA only: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0697 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IDA only, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IDA only is 0.0697 hectares per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 29.7% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IDA only peaked at 0.189 hectares per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0697 hectares per person, in 2024.
That places IDA only 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 only, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.187 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.189 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1885 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1855 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1815 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1745 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1786 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1683 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1702 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1701 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1627 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1578 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1521 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.151 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1491 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1481 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1461 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1431 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1347 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1377 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1377 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1323 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1298 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1259 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1324 hectares per person | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1301 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1218 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1311 hectares per person | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1281 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1222 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1222 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1262 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1207 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1273 hectares per person | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1227 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1219 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1206 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1185 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1151 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1099 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1128 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1106 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1183 hectares per person | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1071 hectares per person | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1201 hectares per person | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1133 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1118 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1162 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1133 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1178 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1153 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1104 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1139 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1134 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1044 hectares per person | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1108 hectares per person | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1059 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1084 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1028 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1034 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1013 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1001 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0992 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0697 hectares per person | -29.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IDA 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 | -29.7% | 0.0992 hectares per person | 0.0697 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1804 hectares per person | 0.1683 hectares per person | 0.189 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1515 hectares per person | 0.1347 hectares per person | 0.1701 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1307 hectares per person | 0.1218 hectares per person | 0.1377 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1217 hectares per person | 0.1151 hectares per person | 0.1273 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1133 hectares per person | 0.1071 hectares per person | 0.1201 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1103 hectares per person | 0.1028 hectares per person | 0.1178 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0948 hectares per person | 0.0697 hectares per person | 0.1034 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 12 Romania 0.2712 hectares per person compare
- 13 Guinea 0.2701 hectares per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for IDA only
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 370.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 818.98 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 63.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1923 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 285.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IDA only?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IDA only was 0.0697 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 0.189 hectares per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0697 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does IDA only rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- IDA only ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.