Land under cereal production in OECD members
OECD members: Land under cereal production was 107.04 million hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
107.04 million hectares
Change on year
down 32.6%
Rank
11th
of 45 groups
All-time high
201.22 million hectares
in 1981
All-time low
107.04 million hectares
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land under cereal production in OECD members, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 107.04 million hectares for land under cereal production in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.6% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production in OECD members peaked at 201.22 million hectares in 1981 and was at its lowest, 107.04 million hectares, in 2024.
OECD members ranks 11th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Land under cereal production in OECD members, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 175.28 million hectares | — |
| 1962 | 173.71 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 175.88 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 175.93 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 175.69 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 178.85 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 183.71 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 184.37 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 177.20 million hectares | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 169.29 million hectares | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 179.44 million hectares | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 173.26 million hectares | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 180.69 million hectares | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 182.66 million hectares | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 187.50 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 190.66 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 189.81 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 186.04 million hectares | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 184.43 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 190.55 million hectares | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 201.22 million hectares | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 196.71 million hectares | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 183.26 million hectares | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 195.23 million hectares | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 197.04 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 188.56 million hectares | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 177.91 million hectares | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 171.92 million hectares | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 181.35 million hectares | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 182.98 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 176.04 million hectares | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 181.29 million hectares | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 174.78 million hectares | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 176.29 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 174.55 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 186.34 million hectares | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 184.00 million hectares | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 180.82 million hectares | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 173.96 million hectares | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 177.46 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 173.65 million hectares | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 168.80 million hectares | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 177.01 million hectares | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 176.40 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 172.62 million hectares | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 166.60 million hectares | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 176.52 million hectares | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 179.31 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 171.76 million hectares | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 166.12 million hectares | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 165.12 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 170.23 million hectares | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 170.39 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 167.50 million hectares | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 166.51 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 167.16 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 157.74 million hectares | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 158.23 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 157.81 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 161.64 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 162.47 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 156.97 million hectares | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 158.91 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 107.04 million hectares | -32.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 177.85 million hectares | 173.71 million hectares | 184.37 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 182.38 million hectares | 169.29 million hectares | 190.66 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 188.38 million hectares | 171.92 million hectares | 201.22 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 179.11 million hectares | 173.96 million hectares | 186.34 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 174.01 million hectares | 166.60 million hectares | 179.31 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 164.68 million hectares | 157.74 million hectares | 170.39 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 149.41 million hectares | 107.04 million hectares | 162.47 million hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 8 Argentina 17.66 million hectares compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 16.06 million hectares compare
- 10 Canada 16.03 million hectares compare
- 11 Pakistan 14.64 million hectares compare
- 12 Indonesia 12.69 million hectares compare
- 13 Thailand 12.54 million hectares compare
- 14 Bangladesh 12.27 million hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for OECD members
- Rural population, per capita 0.1868 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 262.00 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 18.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 699.9 current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 977.64 billion current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production in OECD members?
- Land under cereal production in OECD members was 107.04 million hectares in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest land under cereal production recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 201.22 million hectares in 1981.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 107.04 million hectares in 2024.
- How does OECD members rank for land under cereal production?
- OECD members ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.