Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0158 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 0.0158 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 72.1% on the previous year and down 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.2052 hectares per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0158 hectares per person, in 2024.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2049 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2052 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2048 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2014 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2046 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.196 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1957 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1982 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1892 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1895 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1745 hectares per person | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1826 hectares per person | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1739 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1708 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1688 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1686 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1548 hectares per person | -8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1539 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1481 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1479 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1458 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1389 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1381 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1264 hectares per person | -8.5% |
| 1985 | 0.133 hectares per person | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1263 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1239 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1166 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1207 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.122 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1188 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.117 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1139 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1067 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1011 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1081 hectares per person | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0941 hectares per person | -12.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1019 hectares per person | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0885 hectares per person | -13.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0845 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.084 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0831 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0892 hectares per person | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.088 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0892 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0855 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0838 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0721 hectares per person | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0787 hectares per person | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0762 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0744 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0734 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0737 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0722 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0664 hectares per person | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0642 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0642 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0584 hectares per person | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0637 hectares per person | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0648 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0594 hectares per person | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.056 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0565 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0158 hectares per person | -72.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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 | -72.1% | 0.0565 hectares per person | 0.0158 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2 hectares per person | 0.1892 hectares per person | 0.2052 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1686 hectares per person | 0.1481 hectares per person | 0.1895 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1318 hectares per person | 0.1166 hectares per person | 0.1479 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1072 hectares per person | 0.0885 hectares per person | 0.122 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0838 hectares per person | 0.0721 hectares per person | 0.0892 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0687 hectares per person | 0.0584 hectares per person | 0.0762 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0505 hectares per person | 0.0158 hectares per person | 0.0648 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 36 Eritrea 0.1353 hectares per person compare
- 37 Turkey 0.1331 hectares per person compare
- 38 Brazil 0.131 hectares per person compare
- 39 Laos 0.1308 hectares per person compare
- 40 France 0.1244 hectares per person compare
- 41 Sierra Leone 0.1236 hectares per person compare
- 42 Slovakia 0.1223 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 298.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 355.37 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 47.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1399 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 395.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.0158 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2052 hectares per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0158 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.