Rice — Area harvested, per capita in World
World: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0212 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in World, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
World recorded 0.0212 ha per person for rice — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in World peaked at 0.0385 ha per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0207 ha per person, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in World, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0377 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0383 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0377 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0385 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0376 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0371 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0369 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0366 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0364 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0361 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0358 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0345 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0349 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0343 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0349 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0343 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0341 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0335 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0324 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0325 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0321 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0308 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0305 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0303 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0296 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0293 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0281 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0286 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0286 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0277 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0271 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.027 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0261 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.026 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.026 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0257 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0256 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0251 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0258 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.025 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0243 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0235 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0232 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0232 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0235 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0233 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0228 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0233 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0227 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0229 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.023 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0225 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0224 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0223 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0218 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0214 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0213 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0214 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0207 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0209 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0211 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0207 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.021 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0212 ha per person | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0374 ha per person | 0.0364 ha per person | 0.0385 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0345 ha per person | 0.0324 ha per person | 0.0361 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.03 ha per person | 0.0281 ha per person | 0.0325 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0262 ha per person | 0.0251 ha per person | 0.0277 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0235 ha per person | 0.0227 ha per person | 0.025 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.022 ha per person | 0.0207 ha per person | 0.023 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.021 ha per person | 0.0207 ha per person | 0.0212 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, per capita in World?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in World was 0.0212 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0385 ha per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0207 ha per person in 2022.
- How does World rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.