Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in World
World: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0511 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in World, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in World is 0.0511 hectares per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 44.2% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in World peaked at 0.1703 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0511 hectares per person, in 2024.
That places World 26th 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 World, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1703 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1681 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.167 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1658 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.162 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1601 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1604 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1584 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1555 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1503 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1506 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1447 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1461 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1433 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.143 hectares per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1431 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1393 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1364 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1326 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1325 hectares per person | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1327 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1281 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1244 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1248 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.124 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1216 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1157 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1147 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1152 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1127 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1102 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1283 hectares per person | +16.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1243 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1226 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1189 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.12 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1179 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1129 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1098 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1089 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1073 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1043 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1047 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.104 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1047 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1023 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1034 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.104 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1012 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0991 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0981 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0994 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0986 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0968 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0972 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.095 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0937 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0924 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0937 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0933 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0915 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0916 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0511 hectares per person | -44.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in World 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 | -44.2% | 0.0916 hectares per person | 0.0511 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1631 hectares per person | 0.1555 hectares per person | 0.1703 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1429 hectares per person | 0.1326 hectares per person | 0.1506 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1234 hectares per person | 0.1147 hectares per person | 0.1327 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1178 hectares per person | 0.1098 hectares per person | 0.1283 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1045 hectares per person | 0.1012 hectares per person | 0.1089 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.097 hectares per person | 0.0924 hectares per person | 0.1 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0842 hectares per person | 0.0511 hectares per person | 0.0937 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 23 Denmark 0.2057 hectares per person compare
- 24 Guyana 0.2006 hectares per person compare
- 25 Poland 0.1959 hectares per person compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 0.1847 hectares per person compare
- 27 Thailand 0.1749 hectares per person compare
- 28 Finland 0.1627 hectares per person compare
- 29 Chad 0.1614 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 577.68 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4217 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in World?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in World was 0.0511 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1703 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0511 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does World rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- World ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.