Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IDA total
IDA total: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.056 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IDA total, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 0.056 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 35.7% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IDA total peaked at 0.1848 hectares per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.056 hectares per person, in 2024.
That places IDA total 22nd 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 total, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1835 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1848 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1835 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1823 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1811 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1696 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1738 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1672 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1752 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1693 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1609 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1506 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1527 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1473 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.142 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.143 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1369 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1327 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1252 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1275 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1229 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1193 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1181 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1169 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1222 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1243 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.118 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1229 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.122 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1176 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1183 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1207 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1177 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1226 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1189 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1168 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1155 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1128 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1093 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.105 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1039 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1024 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1078 hectares per person | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1002 hectares per person | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.109 hectares per person | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.105 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.103 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.105 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0991 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.103 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1003 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0963 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0988 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.099 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0929 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0969 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0934 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0946 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0906 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0903 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0891 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0876 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.087 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.056 hectares per person | -35.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IDA 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 | -35.7% | 0.087 hectares per person | 0.056 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1779 hectares per person | 0.1672 hectares per person | 0.1848 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1461 hectares per person | 0.1252 hectares per person | 0.1693 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1214 hectares per person | 0.1169 hectares per person | 0.1275 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.117 hectares per person | 0.1093 hectares per person | 0.1226 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.104 hectares per person | 0.0991 hectares per person | 0.109 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0966 hectares per person | 0.0906 hectares per person | 0.103 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.082 hectares per person | 0.056 hectares per person | 0.0903 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 19 Hungary 0.2357 hectares per person compare
- 20 Sudan 0.2298 hectares per person compare
- 21 Paraguay 0.224 hectares per person compare
- 22 Cambodia 0.2217 hectares per person compare
- 23 Denmark 0.2057 hectares per person compare
- 24 Guyana 0.2006 hectares per person compare
- 25 Poland 0.1959 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for IDA total
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 625.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 1.17 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 58.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1956 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 314.62 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IDA total?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in IDA total was 0.056 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1848 hectares per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.056 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does IDA total rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- IDA total ranks 22nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA 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.