Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre was 4.81 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.81 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
30th
of 47 groups
All-time high
4.81 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
1.95 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 4.81 hectares per square kilometre for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 4.81 hectares per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.95 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 30th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.95 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.01 hectares per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 2.04 hectares per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 2.04 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 2.07 hectares per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 2.11 hectares per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 2.19 hectares per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 2.09 hectares per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 2.21 hectares per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 2.24 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 2.28 hectares per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 2.28 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 2.21 hectares per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 2.29 hectares per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 2.27 hectares per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 2.36 hectares per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 2.41 hectares per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 2.42 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 2.33 hectares per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 2.39 hectares per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 2.45 hectares per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 2.39 hectares per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 2.44 hectares per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 2.44 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.68 hectares per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 2.72 hectares per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 2.58 hectares per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 2.95 hectares per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1989 | 2.86 hectares per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 2.73 hectares per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 2.96 hectares per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 3.12 hectares per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 2.83 hectares per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1994 | 3.19 hectares per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 3.09 hectares per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 3.19 hectares per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 3.24 hectares per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 3.3 hectares per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 3.14 hectares per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 3.05 hectares per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 3.28 hectares per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 3.31 hectares per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 3.75 hectares per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 3.35 hectares per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 4 hectares per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2006 | 3.78 hectares per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 3.86 hectares per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 4.15 hectares per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 4.15 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 4.47 hectares per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 4.51 hectares per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.96 hectares per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 4.28 hectares per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 4.41 hectares per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 4.09 hectares per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 4.56 hectares per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 4.43 hectares per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 4.69 hectares per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 4.5 hectares per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 4.64 hectares per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 4.62 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 4.74 hectares per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 4.81 hectares per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.08 hectares per square kilometre | 1.95 hectares per square kilometre | 2.21 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.31 hectares per square kilometre | 2.21 hectares per square kilometre | 2.42 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.59 hectares per square kilometre | 2.39 hectares per square kilometre | 2.95 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.08 hectares per square kilometre | 2.73 hectares per square kilometre | 3.3 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.67 hectares per square kilometre | 3.05 hectares per square kilometre | 4.15 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.39 hectares per square kilometre | 3.96 hectares per square kilometre | 4.69 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7 hectares per square kilometre | 4.62 hectares per square kilometre | 4.81 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 27 France 16.39 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 28 Gambia 15.92 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 29 Guinea 15.73 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 30 Burkina Faso 15.41 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 31 El Salvador 15.31 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 32 Turkey 14.98 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 33 Syria 14.64 hectares per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 272.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 595.18 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 61.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2122 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 282.66 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 4.81 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.81 hectares per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.