Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0784 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2024, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 0.0784 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.2% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.1764 hectares per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0784 hectares per person, in 2024.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 9th of 47 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1658 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1567 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 0.171 hectares per person | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1764 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1688 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1688 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.17 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1705 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1647 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1633 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.166 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1572 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1517 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1504 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1541 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1617 hectares per person | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1518 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1456 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1381 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1366 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.141 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1409 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1308 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1294 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1285 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1268 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1279 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1215 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1157 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1064 hectares per person | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1047 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1059 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0994 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1039 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.101 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1018 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0984 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0919 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0922 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0932 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0951 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0886 hectares per person | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0924 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0925 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0864 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0855 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0889 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0903 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0829 hectares per person | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0846 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0858 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0855 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0899 hectares per person | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0916 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0864 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0882 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0924 hectares per person | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0906 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0914 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0944 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0966 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1001 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0995 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0784 hectares per person | -21.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1681 hectares per person | 0.1567 hectares per person | 0.1764 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.154 hectares per person | 0.1381 hectares per person | 0.166 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1299 hectares per person | 0.1157 hectares per person | 0.141 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1006 hectares per person | 0.0919 hectares per person | 0.1064 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0896 hectares per person | 0.0829 hectares per person | 0.0951 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0886 hectares per person | 0.0846 hectares per person | 0.0924 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0938 hectares per person | 0.0784 hectares per person | 0.1001 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 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
- 11 Ukraine 0.2856 hectares per person compare
- 12 Romania 0.2712 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 502.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 123.28 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 18.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.068 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 754.45 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5943 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.0784 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1764 hectares per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0784 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.