Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0555 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Lower middle income, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2024, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Lower middle income stood at 0.0555 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.1% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Lower middle income peaked at 0.1895 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0555 hectares per person, in 2024.
Lower middle income ranks 23rd 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1895 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1886 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1867 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1848 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1808 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1735 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1762 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1759 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1782 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1719 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1652 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1561 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1619 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1521 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1493 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1476 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1446 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1417 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1363 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1353 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1313 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.124 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1261 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1238 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1226 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1222 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.116 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1162 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1162 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1122 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.11 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1072 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1068 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1058 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1024 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1023 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0997 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0984 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0969 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0959 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0905 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0878 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.09 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0881 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0883 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.088 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0866 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0862 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0827 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0825 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0822 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0791 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0792 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0793 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.078 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0766 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0766 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0744 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0723 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0742 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.074 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0719 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0731 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0555 hectares per person | -24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1816 hectares per person | 0.1735 hectares per person | 0.1895 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1527 hectares per person | 0.1363 hectares per person | 0.1719 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1234 hectares per person | 0.116 hectares per person | 0.1353 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1042 hectares per person | 0.0969 hectares per person | 0.1122 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0884 hectares per person | 0.0827 hectares per person | 0.0959 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.078 hectares per person | 0.0723 hectares per person | 0.0825 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0697 hectares per person | 0.0555 hectares per person | 0.0742 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 20 Sudan 0.2298 hectares per person compare
- 21 Paraguay 0.224 hectares per person compare
- 22 Cambodia 0.2217 hectares per person compare
- 23 Denmark 0.2057 hectares per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Lower middle income
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.30 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 1.71 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 58.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1776 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 440.6 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5919 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Lower middle income?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Lower middle income was 0.0555 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1895 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0555 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Lower middle income rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Lower middle income ranks 23rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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.