Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0144 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2024, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 0.0144 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 72.4% on the previous year and down 78.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0.1997 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0144 hectares per person, in 2024.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 40th of 47 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1997 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1996 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1991 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.196 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1988 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1904 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.19 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1926 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1836 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1837 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1695 hectares per person | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1759 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1675 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1654 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.163 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1629 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1494 hectares per person | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1483 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1427 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1424 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1396 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1328 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1321 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1212 hectares per person | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1279 hectares per person | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1215 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1193 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1127 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1166 hectares per person | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1178 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.115 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1132 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1101 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1031 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0969 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.103 hectares per person | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0899 hectares per person | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0971 hectares per person | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0845 hectares per person | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0805 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.08 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0792 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0846 hectares per person | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0833 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0843 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0807 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0788 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0676 hectares per person | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0733 hectares per person | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.071 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0691 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0681 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0681 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0668 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0613 hectares per person | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0591 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0591 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0539 hectares per person | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0588 hectares per person | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0598 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.055 hectares per person | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0517 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.052 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0144 hectares per person | -72.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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 | -72.4% | 0.052 hectares per person | 0.0144 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1944 hectares per person | 0.1836 hectares per person | 0.1997 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1628 hectares per person | 0.1427 hectares per person | 0.1837 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1266 hectares per person | 0.1127 hectares per person | 0.1424 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1031 hectares per person | 0.0845 hectares per person | 0.1178 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0792 hectares per person | 0.0676 hectares per person | 0.0846 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0635 hectares per person | 0.0539 hectares per person | 0.071 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0466 hectares per person | 0.0144 hectares per person | 0.0598 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 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
- 43 Czechia 0.1212 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 347.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 364.70 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 44.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 420.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.0144 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1997 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0144 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 40th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.