Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0651 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Pre-demographic dividend, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Pre-demographic dividend is 0.0651 hectares per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.1% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 0.1993 hectares per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0651 hectares per person, in 2024.
That places Pre-demographic dividend 21st 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 Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1965 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1993 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1952 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1934 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1976 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.184 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1881 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1788 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1947 hectares per person | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1801 hectares per person | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1723 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1641 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1702 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1637 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1544 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1606 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1489 hectares per person | -7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1435 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1309 hectares per person | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1328 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1258 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1219 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1221 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1197 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1371 hectares per person | +14.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1436 hectares per person | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.133 hectares per person | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1446 hectares per person | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1393 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.137 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1464 hectares per person | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1497 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1453 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1498 hectares per person | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1389 hectares per person | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1352 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1339 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.134 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1226 hectares per person | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1166 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1163 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1179 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1242 hectares per person | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1107 hectares per person | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1272 hectares per person | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1199 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1166 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.116 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1065 hectares per person | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1149 hectares per person | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1115 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1051 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1118 hectares per person | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1134 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1007 hectares per person | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.109 hectares per person | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1037 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1054 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1012 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1014 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.097 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0963 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0959 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0651 hectares per person | -32.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.192 hectares per person | 0.1788 hectares per person | 0.1993 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1589 hectares per person | 0.1309 hectares per person | 0.1801 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.132 hectares per person | 0.1197 hectares per person | 0.1446 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1393 hectares per person | 0.1226 hectares per person | 0.1498 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1172 hectares per person | 0.1065 hectares per person | 0.1272 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1077 hectares per person | 0.1007 hectares per person | 0.1149 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0912 hectares per person | 0.0651 hectares per person | 0.1014 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
- 18 Uruguay 0.2404 hectares per person compare
- 19 Hungary 0.2357 hectares per person compare
- 20 Sudan 0.2298 hectares per person compare
- 21 Paraguay 0.224 hectares per person compare
- 22 Cambodia 0.2217 hectares per person compare
- 23 Denmark 0.2057 hectares per person compare
- 24 Guyana 0.2006 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 321.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 612.45 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 54.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 283.67 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Pre-demographic dividend was 0.0651 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1993 hectares per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0651 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 21st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pre-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.