Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre was 36.09 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) recorded 36.09 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.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 36.09 hectares per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.75 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 1st of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30.75 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 31.31 hectares per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 31.32 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 31.6 hectares per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 31.32 hectares per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 31.11 hectares per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 32.35 hectares per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 33.18 hectares per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 33.98 hectares per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 33.78 hectares per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 33.38 hectares per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 32.97 hectares per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 34.8 hectares per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 33.52 hectares per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 34.22 hectares per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 34.14 hectares per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 34.91 hectares per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 35.14 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 34.9 hectares per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 35.19 hectares per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 35.75 hectares per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 34.42 hectares per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 35.89 hectares per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 35.67 hectares per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 35.45 hectares per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 35.45 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 33.75 hectares per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 35.28 hectares per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 35.47 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 35.07 hectares per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 34.49 hectares per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 33.81 hectares per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 33.98 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 34.35 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 34.16 hectares per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 34.26 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 34.46 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 34.5 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 35.03 hectares per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 35.52 hectares per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 34.42 hectares per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 33.31 hectares per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 34.14 hectares per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 33.55 hectares per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 34.05 hectares per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 34.18 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 34.58 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 34.78 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 34.16 hectares per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 34.54 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 35.22 hectares per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 34.1 hectares per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 34.32 hectares per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 34.77 hectares per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 34.88 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.69 hectares per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 34.47 hectares per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 34.09 hectares per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 33.5 hectares per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 35.2 hectares per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 35.25 hectares per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 34.76 hectares per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 36.09 hectares per square kilometre | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.88 hectares per square kilometre | 30.75 hectares per square kilometre | 33.98 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.18 hectares per square kilometre | 32.97 hectares per square kilometre | 35.14 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.23 hectares per square kilometre | 33.75 hectares per square kilometre | 35.89 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.41 hectares per square kilometre | 33.81 hectares per square kilometre | 35.07 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.27 hectares per square kilometre | 33.31 hectares per square kilometre | 35.52 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.46 hectares per square kilometre | 33.5 hectares per square kilometre | 35.22 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.33 hectares per square kilometre | 34.76 hectares per square kilometre | 36.09 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
More agriculture & rural data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- 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 square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 36.09 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.09 hectares per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.75 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 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.