Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre was 9.7 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
9.7 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
8th
of 47 groups
All-time high
10.03 hectares per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
7.84 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 9.7 hectares per square kilometre for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 10.03 hectares per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.84 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.84 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 7.94 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 7.94 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 8.21 hectares per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 8.09 hectares per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 8.34 hectares per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 8.16 hectares per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 8.14 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 8.19 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 8.33 hectares per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 8.54 hectares per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 8.43 hectares per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 8.63 hectares per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 8.63 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 8.75 hectares per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 8.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 8.74 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 8.86 hectares per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 8.71 hectares per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 8.77 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 8.65 hectares per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 8.42 hectares per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 8.67 hectares per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 8.67 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 8.5 hectares per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 8.6 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 8.49 hectares per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 8.63 hectares per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 8.79 hectares per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 8.9 hectares per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 8.86 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 8.87 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 8.63 hectares per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 8.56 hectares per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 8.79 hectares per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 9.02 hectares per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 8.99 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 9 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 9.13 hectares per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 8.68 hectares per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 8.49 hectares per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 8.38 hectares per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 8.17 hectares per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 8.36 hectares per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 8.59 hectares per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 8.81 hectares per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 8.93 hectares per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 9.06 hectares per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 9.25 hectares per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 9.38 hectares per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 9.44 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 9.54 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 9.6 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 9.58 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 10.03 hectares per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 9.99 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 9.94 hectares per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 9.84 hectares per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.57 hectares per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 9.59 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 9.75 hectares per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 9.7 hectares per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 9.7 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.09 hectares per square kilometre | 7.84 hectares per square kilometre | 8.34 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.64 hectares per square kilometre | 8.33 hectares per square kilometre | 8.86 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.62 hectares per square kilometre | 8.42 hectares per square kilometre | 8.79 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.88 hectares per square kilometre | 8.56 hectares per square kilometre | 9.13 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.67 hectares per square kilometre | 8.17 hectares per square kilometre | 9.25 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.69 hectares per square kilometre | 9.38 hectares per square kilometre | 10.03 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.68 hectares per square kilometre | 9.59 hectares per square kilometre | 9.75 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 5 Hungary 26.36 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 6 Burundi 26.31 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 7 Vietnam 25.51 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 8 Philippines 24.67 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 9 Thailand 24.55 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 10 Togo 23.74 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 11 Poland 23.47 hectares per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.72 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 804.03 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 38.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 812.8 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 9.7 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.03 hectares per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.84 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.