Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0719 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Least developed countries, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Least developed countries recorded 0.0719 hectares per person for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.5% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Least developed countries peaked at 0.1961 hectares per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0719 hectares per person, in 2024.
Least developed countries ranks 12th 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 Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1939 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1961 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1952 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1924 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.19 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1843 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1868 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1769 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1784 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1747 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.169 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1644 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1569 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1556 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1532 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.152 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1503 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1473 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1384 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1416 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.142 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1362 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1336 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1288 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1364 hectares per person | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1349 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1256 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1356 hectares per person | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.13 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1237 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1246 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1275 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1218 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1291 hectares per person | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1232 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1236 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.122 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1197 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1165 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1112 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1148 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1123 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1207 hectares per person | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1095 hectares per person | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1233 hectares per person | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1162 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1153 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1191 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1169 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1213 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1191 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1125 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1171 hectares per person | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1171 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1074 hectares per person | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1148 hectares per person | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.11 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1126 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1059 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1064 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1039 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1032 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.102 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0719 hectares per person | -29.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Least developed countries 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 | -29.5% | 0.102 hectares per person | 0.0719 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1882 hectares per person | 0.1769 hectares per person | 0.1961 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1562 hectares per person | 0.1384 hectares per person | 0.1747 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1345 hectares per person | 0.1256 hectares per person | 0.142 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1232 hectares per person | 0.1165 hectares per person | 0.1291 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1159 hectares per person | 0.1095 hectares per person | 0.1233 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1138 hectares per person | 0.1059 hectares per person | 0.1213 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0975 hectares per person | 0.0719 hectares per person | 0.1064 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 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
- 13 Guinea 0.2701 hectares per person compare
- 14 Serbia 0.2679 hectares per person compare
- 15 Mali 0.2645 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Least developed countries
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 337.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 769.36 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 63.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2039 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 277.75 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Least developed countries?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Least developed countries was 0.0719 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1961 hectares per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0719 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Least developed countries rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Least developed countries ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed 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.