Wheat — Area harvested in Cyprus
Cyprus: Wheat — Area harvested was 12,480 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested in Cyprus, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, wheat — area harvested in Cyprus stood at 12,480 ha.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and up 103.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested in Cyprus peaked at 86,957 ha in 1974 and was at its lowest, 3,300 ha, in 1994.
That places Cyprus 97th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 78,930 ha | — |
| 1962 | 68,228 ha | -13.6% |
| 1963 | 67,559 ha | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 66,890 ha | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 62,877 ha | -6.0% |
| 1966 | 60,870 ha | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 60,201 ha | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 60,870 ha | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 64,214 ha | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 78,261 ha | +21.9% |
| 1971 | 81,606 ha | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 80,268 ha | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 84,281 ha | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 86,957 ha | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 26,756 ha | -69.2% |
| 1976 | 28,763 ha | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 27,425 ha | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 16,054 ha | -41.5% |
| 1979 | 11,371 ha | -29.2% |
| 1980 | 9,632 ha | -15.3% |
| 1981 | 8,696 ha | -9.7% |
| 1982 | 8,482 ha | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 7,625 ha | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 6,020 ha | -21.0% |
| 1985 | 5,084 ha | -15.5% |
| 1986 | 5,084 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5,619 ha | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 5,352 ha | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 5,350 ha | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 5,100 ha | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 4,900 ha | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 5,000 ha | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,300 ha | -34.0% |
| 1995 | 3,650 ha | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 3,700 ha | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 5,250 ha | +41.9% |
| 1998 | 5,800 ha | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 6,600 ha | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 6,150 ha | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 5,400 ha | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 5,900 ha | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 7,225 ha | +22.5% |
| 2004 | 7,450 ha | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 5,264 ha | -29.3% |
| 2006 | 5,389 ha | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 5,287 ha | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 4,990 ha | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 5,761 ha | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 7,833 ha | +36.0% |
| 2011 | 10,592 ha | +35.2% |
| 2012 | 8,550 ha | -19.3% |
| 2013 | 6,921 ha | -19.1% |
| 2014 | 6,135 ha | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 11,969 ha | +95.1% |
| 2016 | 8,386 ha | -29.9% |
| 2017 | 8,678 ha | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 10,200 ha | +17.5% |
| 2019 | 10,590 ha | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 12,970 ha | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 12,320 ha | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 13,310 ha | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 14,130 ha | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 12,480 ha | -11.7% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 12,480 ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 214,750 ha, 6% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 12,480 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 363,655 ha, 3% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +95.1% | 6,135 ha | 11,969 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65,627 ha | 60,201 ha | 78,930 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 52,174 ha | 11,371 ha | 86,957 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,694 ha | 5,084 ha | 9,632 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,830 ha | 3,300 ha | 6,600 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,882 ha | 4,990 ha | 7,450 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,985 ha | 6,135 ha | 11,969 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,042 ha | 12,320 ha | 14,130 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More agriculture & rural data for Cyprus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 335.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8799 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3331 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — area harvested in Cyprus?
- Wheat — area harvested in Cyprus was 12,480 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 86,957 ha in 1974.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,300 ha in 1994.
- How does Cyprus rank for wheat — area harvested?
- Cyprus ranks 97th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and 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 or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.