Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Middle income
Middle income: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0432 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Middle 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 Middle income is 0.0432 hectares per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 46.1% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Middle income peaked at 0.1633 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0432 hectares per person, in 2024.
That places Middle income 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Middle income, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1633 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1618 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1607 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1607 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1565 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1538 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1525 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1511 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.15 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1466 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1439 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1385 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1391 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1347 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1335 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.133 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1289 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1269 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1227 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1216 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1195 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1145 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1144 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1124 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1109 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1102 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1065 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1056 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1046 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.102 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1002 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1087 hectares per person | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1062 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1043 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1019 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1021 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0996 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0972 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0953 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0934 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0911 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0889 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0888 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0889 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0887 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0883 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0882 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0876 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0863 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0863 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0863 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0845 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0853 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0847 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0842 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0834 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0831 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0811 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0799 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0813 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0812 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0798 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0803 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0432 hectares per person | -46.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Middle 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 | -46.1% | 0.0803 hectares per person | 0.0432 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1567 hectares per person | 0.15 hectares per person | 0.1633 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1348 hectares per person | 0.1227 hectares per person | 0.1466 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.112 hectares per person | 0.1046 hectares per person | 0.1216 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1018 hectares per person | 0.0953 hectares per person | 0.1087 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.089 hectares per person | 0.0863 hectares per person | 0.0934 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0839 hectares per person | 0.0799 hectares per person | 0.0863 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0732 hectares per person | 0.0432 hectares per person | 0.0813 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 28 Finland 0.1627 hectares per person compare
- 29 Chad 0.1614 hectares per person compare
- 30 United States 0.1591 hectares per person compare
- 31 Togo 0.157 hectares per person compare
- 32 Benin 0.1482 hectares per person compare
- 33 Myanmar 0.1463 hectares per person compare
- 34 Croatia 0.1398 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Middle income
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.60 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 2.69 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 44.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0881 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 597.13 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0313 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Middle income?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Middle income was 0.0432 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1633 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0432 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Middle income rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Middle income ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.