Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0476 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Low & middle income, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Low & middle income is 0.0476 hectares per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 42.2% on the previous year and down 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Low & middle income peaked at 0.1661 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0476 hectares per person, in 2024.
Low & middle income ranks 27th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1661 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1649 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1636 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1631 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1589 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1559 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1551 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1528 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1521 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1489 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1461 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1409 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1409 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1369 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1355 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1352 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1311 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1289 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1243 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1233 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1215 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1167 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1166 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1141 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1134 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1126 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1083 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1087 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1073 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1045 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.103 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1112 hectares per person | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1081 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1075 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1047 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1048 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1025 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0977 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0953 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0939 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0914 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0922 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0908 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0925 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0912 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0911 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0907 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0892 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0898 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0896 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0872 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0886 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.088 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0863 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0867 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0857 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0844 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0828 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0839 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0834 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0822 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0824 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0476 hectares per person | -42.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Low & middle income 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 | -42.2% | 0.0824 hectares per person | 0.0476 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1592 hectares per person | 0.1521 hectares per person | 0.1661 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1369 hectares per person | 0.1243 hectares per person | 0.1489 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1142 hectares per person | 0.1073 hectares per person | 0.1233 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1044 hectares per person | 0.0977 hectares per person | 0.1112 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0918 hectares per person | 0.0892 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0869 hectares per person | 0.0828 hectares per person | 0.0898 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0759 hectares per person | 0.0476 hectares per person | 0.0839 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
- 24 Guyana 0.2006 hectares per person compare
- 25 Poland 0.1959 hectares per person compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 0.1847 hectares per person compare
- 27 Thailand 0.1749 hectares per person compare
- 28 Finland 0.1627 hectares per person compare
- 29 Chad 0.1614 hectares per person compare
- 30 United States 0.1591 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Low & middle income
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 3.18 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 46.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 555.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3404 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Low & middle income?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Low & middle income was 0.0476 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1661 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0476 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Low & middle income rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Low & middle income ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.