Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Americas
Americas: Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 1.92 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Americas, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Americas stood at 1.92 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 56.3% on the previous year and down 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Americas peaked at 16.84 % change on previous year in 1971 and was at its lowest, -19.94 % change on previous year, in 1970.
Americas ranks 12th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Americas, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -9.35 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 8.45 % change on previous year | -190.3% |
| 1964 | 8.18 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1965 | -5.17 % change on previous year | -163.1% |
| 1966 | 2.31 % change on previous year | -144.8% |
| 1967 | 10.44 % change on previous year | +351.8% |
| 1968 | -2.77 % change on previous year | -126.5% |
| 1969 | -11.7 % change on previous year | +322.8% |
| 1970 | -19.94 % change on previous year | +70.5% |
| 1971 | 16.84 % change on previous year | -184.4% |
| 1972 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -79.5% |
| 1973 | 5.58 % change on previous year | +61.8% |
| 1974 | 13.19 % change on previous year | +136.5% |
| 1975 | 8.68 % change on previous year | -34.2% |
| 1976 | 9.72 % change on previous year | +11.9% |
| 1977 | -12.05 % change on previous year | -224.0% |
| 1978 | -7.34 % change on previous year | -39.1% |
| 1979 | 7.75 % change on previous year | -205.6% |
| 1980 | 8.03 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 9.73 % change on previous year | +21.2% |
| 1982 | 2.44 % change on previous year | -74.9% |
| 1983 | -12.31 % change on previous year | -604.5% |
| 1984 | 1.38 % change on previous year | -111.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5946 % change on previous year | -57.0% |
| 1986 | -0.6022 % change on previous year | -201.3% |
| 1987 | -6.75 % change on previous year | +1021.4% |
| 1988 | -3.88 % change on previous year | -42.5% |
| 1989 | 11.4 % change on previous year | -393.4% |
| 1990 | 4.56 % change on previous year | -60.0% |
| 1991 | -11.58 % change on previous year | -353.9% |
| 1992 | 2.66 % change on previous year | -123.0% |
| 1993 | -2.92 % change on previous year | -210.0% |
| 1994 | -3.65 % change on previous year | +24.9% |
| 1995 | -1.57 % change on previous year | -57.0% |
| 1996 | 11.23 % change on previous year | -815.4% |
| 1997 | -5.12 % change on previous year | -145.6% |
| 1998 | -6.01 % change on previous year | +17.4% |
| 1999 | -4.61 % change on previous year | -23.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6068 % change on previous year | -113.2% |
| 2001 | -2.25 % change on previous year | -470.3% |
| 2002 | -8.33 % change on previous year | +270.6% |
| 2003 | 12.16 % change on previous year | -246.1% |
| 2004 | -3.9 % change on previous year | -132.1% |
| 2005 | -3.06 % change on previous year | -21.6% |
| 2006 | -3.6 % change on previous year | +17.8% |
| 2007 | 3.14 % change on previous year | -187.1% |
| 2008 | 6.58 % change on previous year | +109.8% |
| 2009 | -7.84 % change on previous year | -219.2% |
| 2010 | -3.45 % change on previous year | -56.0% |
| 2011 | -1.97 % change on previous year | -42.8% |
| 2012 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -184.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0626 % change on previous year | -96.2% |
| 2014 | 5 % change on previous year | +7880.1% |
| 2015 | -2.43 % change on previous year | -148.7% |
| 2016 | -2.11 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 2017 | -7.76 % change on previous year | +267.5% |
| 2018 | 5.75 % change on previous year | -174.1% |
| 2019 | -0.943 % change on previous year | -116.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3002 % change on previous year | -131.8% |
| 2021 | -0.6659 % change on previous year | -321.8% |
| 2022 | -0.902 % change on previous year | +35.5% |
| 2023 | 4.38 % change on previous year | -586.0% |
| 2024 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -56.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Americas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +7880.1% | 0.0626 % change on previous year | 5 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0501 % change on previous year | -11.7 % change on previous year | 10.44 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.59 % change on previous year | -19.94 % change on previous year | 16.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1 % change on previous year | -12.31 % change on previous year | 11.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.7 % change on previous year | -11.58 % change on previous year | 11.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6491 % change on previous year | -8.33 % change on previous year | 12.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6198 % change on previous year | -7.76 % change on previous year | 5.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 % change on previous year | -0.902 % change on previous year | 4.38 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 9 Jordan 28.96 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Oman 24.84 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Australia 24.3 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Australia and New Zealand 24.26 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Turkmenistan 22.84 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Iraq 21.68 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Angola 20.26 % change on previous year compare
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- Cattle — Stocks, annual growth rate -0.4627 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -5.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) -1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 0.7578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -4.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Americas?
- Wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Americas was 1.92 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 16.84 % change on previous year in 1971.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.94 % change on previous year in 1970.
- How does Americas rank for wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Americas ranks 12th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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
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
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.