Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Low income
Low income: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0825 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Low 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 income is 0.0825 hectares per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 17.3% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Low income peaked at 0.2085 hectares per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0825 hectares per person, in 2024.
Low income ranks 6th 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 Low income, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2065 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2085 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2067 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1982 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1941 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1858 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1917 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1768 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1838 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1831 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.178 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1756 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1672 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1679 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1642 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1664 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1623 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.156 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1468 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1475 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1497 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1472 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1467 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1368 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1475 hectares per person | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1445 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1328 hectares per person | -8.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1507 hectares per person | +13.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1431 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1372 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1399 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.144 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1327 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1485 hectares per person | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1396 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1378 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1377 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1348 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.126 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1178 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1261 hectares per person | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1199 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1301 hectares per person | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1123 hectares per person | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1346 hectares per person | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1225 hectares per person | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1213 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.123 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1183 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1252 hectares per person | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1224 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1136 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1203 hectares per person | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1203 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.106 hectares per person | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1174 hectares per person | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1095 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1144 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1079 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1065 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1023 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.102 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0998 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0825 hectares per person | -17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1947 hectares per person | 0.1768 hectares per person | 0.2085 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1667 hectares per person | 0.1468 hectares per person | 0.1831 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1447 hectares per person | 0.1328 hectares per person | 0.1507 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1378 hectares per person | 0.126 hectares per person | 0.1485 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1226 hectares per person | 0.1123 hectares per person | 0.1346 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1157 hectares per person | 0.106 hectares per person | 0.1252 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0986 hectares per person | 0.0825 hectares per person | 0.1065 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 3 Lithuania 0.4682 hectares per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Low income
- Rural population 64.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 175.01 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 27.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 497.63 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2723 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.04 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Low income?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Low income was 0.0825 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2085 hectares per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0825 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Low income rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Low income ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.