Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0159 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 0.0159 hectares per person for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure 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 (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 0.2052 hectares per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0159 hectares per person, in 2024.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 38th 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 (IDA & IBRD), 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 | 0.1226 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1194 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1177 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1145 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1073 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1016 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1087 hectares per person | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0946 hectares per person | -12.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1025 hectares per person | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.089 hectares per person | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 0.085 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0844 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0836 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0897 hectares per person | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0885 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0897 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.086 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0843 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0725 hectares per person | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0791 hectares per person | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0767 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0748 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0739 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0742 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0727 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0668 hectares per person | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0646 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0646 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0588 hectares per person | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0641 hectares per person | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0652 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0598 hectares per person | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0563 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0569 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0159 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 (IDA & IBRD) 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% | 0.0569 hectares per person | 0.0159 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 | 0.1078 hectares per person | 0.089 hectares per person | 0.1226 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0843 hectares per person | 0.0725 hectares per person | 0.0897 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0691 hectares per person | 0.0588 hectares per person | 0.0767 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0508 hectares per person | 0.0159 hectares per person | 0.0652 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 35 Bolivia 0.1363 hectares per person compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 297.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 354.69 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 47.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1406 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 397.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 0.0159 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0159 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 38th 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD) 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.