Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0943 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Post-demographic dividend, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2024, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Post-demographic dividend stood at 0.0943 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 26.2% on the previous year and down 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 0.1902 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0943 hectares per person, in 2024.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1902 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1861 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1857 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1829 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1801 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1815 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1863 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1848 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1749 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1641 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 0.174 hectares per person | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1656 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1732 hectares per person | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1743 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1777 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1801 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1771 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1721 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.171 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1752 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1839 hectares per person | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1805 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1631 hectares per person | -9.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1752 hectares per person | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1744 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1662 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1532 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1467 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1557 hectares per person | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.155 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1476 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1678 hectares per person | +13.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1598 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1587 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1571 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1655 hectares per person | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1656 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1595 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1527 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1555 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1527 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1481 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1526 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1531 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1495 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1427 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1514 hectares per person | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1554 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1484 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1418 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1421 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1456 hectares per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1461 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1413 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1395 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1392 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1307 hectares per person | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1312 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1315 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1344 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1359 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1274 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1278 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0943 hectares per person | -26.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Post-demographic dividend 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 | -26.2% | 0.1278 hectares per person | 0.0943 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1836 hectares per person | 0.1749 hectares per person | 0.1902 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1729 hectares per person | 0.1641 hectares per person | 0.1801 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1674 hectares per person | 0.1467 hectares per person | 0.1839 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1589 hectares per person | 0.1476 hectares per person | 0.1678 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1509 hectares per person | 0.1427 hectares per person | 0.1555 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1389 hectares per person | 0.1307 hectares per person | 0.1461 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.124 hectares per person | 0.0943 hectares per person | 0.1359 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
More agriculture & rural data for Post-demographic dividend
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 690.78 billion current US$ (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.2% (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.29 % change on previous year (2021)
- Rural population 212.43 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 18.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 618.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0912 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Post-demographic dividend?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Post-demographic dividend was 0.0943 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1902 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0943 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.