Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0813 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2024, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0.0813 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.181 hectares per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0813 hectares per person, in 2024.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.169 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1597 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1758 hectares per person | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 0.181 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1728 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.173 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1756 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.175 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1694 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1685 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1716 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1628 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1567 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1547 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1583 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1665 hectares per person | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1567 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1507 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1426 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1414 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1461 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1466 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1357 hectares per person | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1339 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1328 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1314 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1324 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1258 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1196 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1097 hectares per person | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1084 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1094 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1027 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1078 hectares per person | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1045 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.105 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1014 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0948 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0954 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0966 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0984 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0916 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0955 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0955 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0891 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0883 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0921 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0933 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0848 hectares per person | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0868 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0881 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0874 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0924 hectares per person | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0942 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0888 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.091 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0956 hectares per person | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0939 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0948 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0979 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1003 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1039 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1033 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0813 hectares per person | -21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1724 hectares per person | 0.1597 hectares per person | 0.181 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1589 hectares per person | 0.1426 hectares per person | 0.1716 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1346 hectares per person | 0.1196 hectares per person | 0.1466 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1039 hectares per person | 0.0948 hectares per person | 0.1097 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0925 hectares per person | 0.0848 hectares per person | 0.0984 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0913 hectares per person | 0.0868 hectares per person | 0.0956 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0973 hectares per person | 0.0813 hectares per person | 0.1039 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 4 Latvia 0.4053 hectares per person compare
- 5 Canada 0.4004 hectares per person compare
- 6 Argentina 0.3865 hectares per person compare
- 7 Niger 0.3822 hectares per person compare
- 8 Moldova 0.3764 hectares per person compare
- 9 Bulgaria 0.3072 hectares per person compare
- 10 Russia 0.3002 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 477.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 116.59 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 18.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0732 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 761.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6002 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0813 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.181 hectares per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0813 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.