Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre was 3.4 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 3.4 hectares per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 3.4 hectares per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.81 hectares per square kilometre, in 1962.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.86 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.81 hectares per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 2.04 hectares per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1964 | 2.16 hectares per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 2.12 hectares per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 2.19 hectares per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 2.28 hectares per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 2.33 hectares per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 2.32 hectares per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 2.36 hectares per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 2.47 hectares per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 2.4 hectares per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 2.37 hectares per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 2.39 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 2.51 hectares per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 2.7 hectares per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 2.6 hectares per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 2.56 hectares per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 2.48 hectares per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 2.52 hectares per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 2.66 hectares per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 2.73 hectares per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 2.58 hectares per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 2.6 hectares per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 2.64 hectares per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 2.66 hectares per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.74 hectares per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 2.65 hectares per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 2.57 hectares per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 2.4 hectares per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 2.42 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 2.49 hectares per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 2.38 hectares per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 2.54 hectares per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 2.5 hectares per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 2.56 hectares per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 2.51 hectares per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 2.39 hectares per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 2.44 hectares per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 2.51 hectares per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 2.59 hectares per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 2.44 hectares per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 2.58 hectares per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 2.62 hectares per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 2.47 hectares per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 2.48 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.62 hectares per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 2.68 hectares per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.47 hectares per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 2.55 hectares per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.62 hectares per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.62 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.8 hectares per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 2.89 hectares per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 2.75 hectares per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 2.85 hectares per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 3.02 hectares per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 2.99 hectares per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.04 hectares per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.16 hectares per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 3.26 hectares per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 3.4 hectares per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 3.4 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.12 hectares per square kilometre | 1.81 hectares per square kilometre | 2.33 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.48 hectares per square kilometre | 2.36 hectares per square kilometre | 2.7 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.63 hectares per square kilometre | 2.52 hectares per square kilometre | 2.74 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.46 hectares per square kilometre | 2.38 hectares per square kilometre | 2.56 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.55 hectares per square kilometre | 2.44 hectares per square kilometre | 2.68 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.81 hectares per square kilometre | 2.55 hectares per square kilometre | 3.04 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.31 hectares per square kilometre | 3.16 hectares per square kilometre | 3.4 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 36 Slovakia 14.44 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 37 United Kingdom 12.77 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 38 Latvia 12.27 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 39 Myanmar 11.42 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 40 Azerbaijan 11.33 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 41 Haiti 11.27 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 42 North Korea 11.23 hectares per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 477.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population 116.59 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 18.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0732 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 761.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6002 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 3.4 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4 hectares per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 hectares per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.