Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Wheat — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
134
Highest
800 % change on previous year
Qatar
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Malta
Median
-1.63 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
8,915
What the numbers show
Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate is currently reported for 134 countries. The highest value is 800 % change on previous year in Qatar; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is -1.63 % change on previous year, and the mean is 5.53 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Australia (up 1,435.4%), and the largest decrease in Nepal (down 7,545.4%).
Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 800 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 944.4% | volatile |
| 2 | New Caledonia | 126.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 226.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Melanesia | 126.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 226.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Mali | 101.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 106.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Tunisia | 62.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 658.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Palestine | 50.31 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 136.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Botswana | 44.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 144.3% | volatile |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 44.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 836.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Jordan | 28.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 277.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Oman | 24.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Australia | 24.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,435.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia and New Zealand | 24.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,431.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Turkmenistan | 22.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 241.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Iraq | 21.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Angola | 20.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Chad | 14.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 326.1% | volatile |
| 17 | New Zealand | 14.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 672.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Argentina | 13.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Afghanistan | 13.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 246.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Uruguay | 13.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 406.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Belarus | 11.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 10.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 161.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Niger | 9.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Guatemala | 7.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Pakistan | 7.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Ethiopia PDR | 6.26 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Ukraine | 4.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 157.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Azerbaijan | 4.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 4.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 110.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 297.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Egypt | 3.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 721.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Yugoslav SFR | 3.47 % change on previous year | 1991 | up 140.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 128.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Latvia | 2.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Peru | 2.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 133.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Israel | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 157.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Bhutan | 2.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Mauritania | 1.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 1.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.8% | volatile |
| 41 | India | 1.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Türkiye | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Paraguay | 0.4913 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Honduras | 0.3343 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Thailand | 0.3096 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Eswatini | 0.2577 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Somalia | 0.1132 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Japan | 0.0432 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 0 % change on previous year | 2008 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Algeria | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Eritrea | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Kuwait | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Mozambique | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Uganda | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 50 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Spain | -0.0792 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Estonia | -0.144 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.6% | volatile |
| 60 | China | -0.1684 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 61 | China, mainland | -0.1684 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Madagascar | -0.2404 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 183.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | -0.4775 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Canada | -0.5341 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Yemen | -1.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Tajikistan | -1.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Bangladesh | -1.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 150.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Ethiopia | -1.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 145.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | -1.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Kenya | -1.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Romania | -2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 507.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Republic of Moldova | -2.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Cameroon | -2.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Bulgaria | -2.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Nepal | -2.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7,545.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Slovenia | -2.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 154.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Switzerland | -2.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Portugal | -2.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Poland | -2.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 127.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Rwanda | -2.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Denmark | -2.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 116.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Austria | -2.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 211.0% | volatile |
| 83 | North Macedonia | -3.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Sudan | -3.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Syrian Arab Republic | -4.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 86 | USSR | -4.78 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Czechia | -5.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 739.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Myanmar | -5.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Mongolia | -5.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 194.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | -5.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 91 | South Africa | -6.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Georgia | -6.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Finland | -6.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 135.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Russian Federation | -6.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 375.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Sweden | -6.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Burundi | -6.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 161.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Czechoslovakia | -7.67 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 445.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Norway | -8.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 118.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Chile | -8.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,875.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Italy | -9.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 518.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Nigeria | -9.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Germany | -9.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 433.4% | volatile |
| 103 | France | -10.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,465.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Lithuania | -10.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 280.6% | volatile |
| 105 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 155.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Serbia and Montenegro | -11.46 % change on previous year | 2005 | down 131.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Cyprus | -11.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Brazil | -12.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 134.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Hungary | -12.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 706.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Montenegro | -12.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 225.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Slovakia | -13.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 539.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Ireland | -14.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 179.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Belgium-Luxembourg | -14.96 % change on previous year | 1999 | down 280.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Greece | -15.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Mexico | -16.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 244.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Republic of Korea | -17.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 579.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Croatia | -18.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Sudan (former) | -18.69 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 161.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Serbia | -19.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 358.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Albania | -20.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,097.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Armenia | -20.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 491.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Belgium | -22.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 554.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Zambia | -23.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Ecuador | -24.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | -26.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 277.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Morocco | -27.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 307.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Libya | -31.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,049.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Malawi | -34.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Saudi Arabia | -38.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 301.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Namibia | -39.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Lebanon | -42.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 197.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Lesotho | -45.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 269.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Colombia | -48.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 346.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Malta | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 1,500.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 126.32 % change on previous year
- Oceania 24.26 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa 13.76 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 10.46 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4.09 % change on previous year
- South America 3.59 % change on previous year
- United States of America 3.21 % change on previous year
- Western Asia 2.74 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2.58 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia 2.56 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.54 % change on previous year
- Americas 1.92 % change on previous year
- Northern America 1.66 % change on previous year
- Asia 1.62 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.37 % change on previous year
- Central Asia 0.7033 % change on previous year
- World 0.3575 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia -0.2335 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa -0.3996 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe -4.44 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia -5.05 % change on previous year
- Africa -5.52 % change on previous year
- Europe -5.84 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa -7 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) -7.08 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe -7.47 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa -7.68 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe -7.85 % change on previous year
- Western Europe -10.65 % change on previous year
- Central America -16.39 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Wheat — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Wheat — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.