Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0802 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.0802 hectares per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.0% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.1838 hectares per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0802 hectares per person, in 2024.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 8th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1723 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1627 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1777 hectares per person | +9.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1838 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1759 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1759 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.177 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1774 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1711 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1694 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1723 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1629 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1571 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1558 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1598 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1677 hectares per person | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1574 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1508 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1429 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1413 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1458 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1457 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1351 hectares per person | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1336 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1326 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1308 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1319 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1252 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1192 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1095 hectares per person | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1078 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1089 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1024 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1068 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1038 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1043 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1008 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0941 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0945 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0955 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0974 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0907 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0945 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0947 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0884 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0875 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.091 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0924 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0845 hectares per person | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0863 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0875 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0872 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0917 hectares per person | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0934 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0882 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.09 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0943 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0925 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0933 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0964 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0987 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1023 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1016 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0802 hectares per person | -21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1749 hectares per person | 0.1627 hectares per person | 0.1838 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1596 hectares per person | 0.1429 hectares per person | 0.1723 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1341 hectares per person | 0.1192 hectares per person | 0.1458 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1033 hectares per person | 0.0941 hectares per person | 0.1095 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0917 hectares per person | 0.0845 hectares per person | 0.0974 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0904 hectares per person | 0.0863 hectares per person | 0.0943 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0958 hectares per person | 0.0802 hectares per person | 0.1023 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 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
- 11 Ukraine 0.2856 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 497.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 120.45 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 18.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0705 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 763.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5917 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0802 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1838 hectares per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0802 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.