Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in South Asia
South Asia: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0715 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in South Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 0.0715 hectares per person for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in South Asia peaked at 0.1983 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0699 hectares per person, in 2019.
South Asia ranks 13th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 South Asia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1983 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1971 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1925 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1896 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1836 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1783 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1814 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1819 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1822 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1771 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1713 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1655 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1708 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1607 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1602 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1561 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1558 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1533 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1487 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1465 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1453 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1366 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1392 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1351 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1312 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1283 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1194 hectares per person | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1221 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1201 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1161 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1118 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1073 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1057 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1045 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1018 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1001 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0988 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.097 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0966 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0962 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0915 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.087 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0877 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0847 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0846 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0837 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0835 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0828 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0802 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.08 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0805 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0769 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0765 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0766 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0759 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0747 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0734 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0718 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0699 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0727 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0722 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0706 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0726 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0715 hectares per person | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1872 hectares per person | 0.1783 hectares per person | 0.1983 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.162 hectares per person | 0.1487 hectares per person | 0.1771 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1324 hectares per person | 0.1194 hectares per person | 0.1465 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.104 hectares per person | 0.0966 hectares per person | 0.1161 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0862 hectares per person | 0.0802 hectares per person | 0.0962 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0756 hectares per person | 0.0699 hectares per person | 0.0805 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0719 hectares per person | 0.0706 hectares per person | 0.0727 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 10 Russia 0.3002 hectares per person compare
- 11 Ukraine 0.2856 hectares per person compare
- 12 Romania 0.2712 hectares per person compare
- 13 Guinea 0.2701 hectares per person compare
- 14 Serbia 0.2679 hectares per person compare
- 15 Mali 0.2645 hectares per person compare
- 16 Estonia 0.257 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Asia
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 714.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 15.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 1.09 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 64.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 421.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3704 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in South Asia?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in South Asia was 0.0715 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1983 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0699 hectares per person in 2019.
- How does South Asia rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- South Asia ranks 13th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia 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.