Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in North America
North America: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.1418 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in North America, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
North America recorded 0.1418 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 25.3% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in North America peaked at 0.4052 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1418 hectares per person, in 2024.
That places North America 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in North America, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4052 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3845 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3888 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.377 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3691 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3727 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3908 hectares per person | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3742 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3468 hectares per person | -7.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3213 hectares per person | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3566 hectares per person | +11.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3283 hectares per person | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3552 hectares per person | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3639 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3767 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3839 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3724 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3479 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3452 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3609 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3909 hectares per person | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3804 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3096 hectares per person | -18.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3559 hectares per person | +15.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3585 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3352 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3005 hectares per person | -10.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2799 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3117 hectares per person | +11.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3146 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.2953 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3021 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2762 hectares per person | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2806 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.264 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2857 hectares per person | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2743 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.261 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2455 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2452 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2307 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2155 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2351 hectares per person | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2246 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2216 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2079 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2336 hectares per person | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2297 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2144 hectares per person | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2057 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.203 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2156 hectares per person | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2145 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2034 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2033 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2007 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1844 hectares per person | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1877 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1846 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1871 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1885 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1787 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1899 hectares per person | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1418 hectares per person | -25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3788 hectares per person | 0.3468 hectares per person | 0.4052 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3551 hectares per person | 0.3213 hectares per person | 0.3839 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3383 hectares per person | 0.2799 hectares per person | 0.3909 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2799 hectares per person | 0.2455 hectares per person | 0.3146 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2258 hectares per person | 0.2079 hectares per person | 0.2452 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2003 hectares per person | 0.1844 hectares per person | 0.2156 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1772 hectares per person | 0.1418 hectares per person | 0.1899 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
More agriculture & rural data for North America
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 256.06 billion current US$ (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.18 % change on previous year (2021)
- Rural population 74.83 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 19.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0099 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.3 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1578 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in North America?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in North America was 0.1418 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4052 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1418 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does North America rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- North America ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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.