Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in World
World: Wheat — Area harvested, per capita was 0.027 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in World, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — area harvested, per capita in World stood at 0.027 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per capita in World peaked at 0.0667 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.027 ha per person, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat — Area harvested, per capita in World, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0667 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0666 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0647 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0666 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0654 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0637 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0635 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0637 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0604 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0565 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0569 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0557 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0561 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0557 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0558 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0567 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0543 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0536 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0524 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0535 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.053 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0519 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0492 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0484 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0474 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0461 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0439 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0427 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0436 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0435 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0414 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0406 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.04 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0381 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0377 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0389 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0383 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0367 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0351 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0349 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0343 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0338 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0326 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0333 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0334 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0319 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0321 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0324 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0325 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.031 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0312 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.03 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0301 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.03 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0297 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0294 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0284 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0276 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0275 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.028 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0277 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0272 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0271 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.027 ha per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0646 ha per person | 0.0604 ha per person | 0.0667 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0554 ha per person | 0.0524 ha per person | 0.0569 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.048 ha per person | 0.0427 ha per person | 0.0535 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.039 ha per person | 0.0351 ha per person | 0.0435 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0331 ha per person | 0.0319 ha per person | 0.0349 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0295 ha per person | 0.0275 ha per person | 0.0312 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0274 ha per person | 0.027 ha per person | 0.028 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — area harvested, per capita in World?
- Wheat — area harvested, per capita in World was 0.027 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0667 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.027 ha per person in 2024.
- How does World rank for wheat — area harvested, per capita?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.