Wheat — Area harvested in Jordan
Jordan: Wheat — Area harvested was 15,617 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested in Jordan is 15,617 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 29.0% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested in Jordan peaked at 296,672 ha in 1964 and was at its lowest, 4,087 ha, in 1999.
That places Jordan 91st out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 in Jordan, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 273,230 ha | — |
| 1962 | 284,810 ha | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 205,720 ha | -27.8% |
| 1964 | 296,672 ha | +44.2% |
| 1965 | 278,873 ha | -6.0% |
| 1966 | 213,890 ha | -23.3% |
| 1967 | 225,980 ha | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 218,430 ha | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 164,042 ha | -24.9% |
| 1970 | 222,839 ha | +35.8% |
| 1971 | 243,944 ha | +9.5% |
| 1972 | 223,667 ha | -8.3% |
| 1973 | 113,392 ha | -49.3% |
| 1974 | 246,196 ha | +117.1% |
| 1975 | 118,532 ha | -51.9% |
| 1976 | 136,946 ha | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 126,452 ha | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 134,570 ha | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 98,957 ha | -26.5% |
| 1980 | 133,182 ha | +34.6% |
| 1981 | 99,150 ha | -25.6% |
| 1982 | 101,965 ha | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 110,659 ha | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 64,232 ha | -42.0% |
| 1985 | 94,356 ha | +46.9% |
| 1986 | 46,599 ha | -50.6% |
| 1987 | 79,981 ha | +71.6% |
| 1988 | 69,904 ha | -12.6% |
| 1989 | 54,085 ha | -22.6% |
| 1990 | 57,306 ha | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 51,443 ha | -10.2% |
| 1992 | 51,340 ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 37,575 ha | -26.8% |
| 1994 | 29,715 ha | -20.9% |
| 1995 | 40,555 ha | +36.5% |
| 1996 | 28,349 ha | -30.1% |
| 1997 | 37,920 ha | +33.8% |
| 1998 | 28,835 ha | -24.0% |
| 1999 | 4,087 ha | -85.8% |
| 2000 | 18,204 ha | +345.4% |
| 2001 | 13,449 ha | -26.1% |
| 2002 | 32,745 ha | +143.5% |
| 2003 | 29,781 ha | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 10,728 ha | -64.0% |
| 2005 | 29,292 ha | +173.0% |
| 2006 | 26,920 ha | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 20,760 ha | -22.9% |
| 2008 | 12,456 ha | -40.0% |
| 2009 | 15,878 ha | +27.5% |
| 2010 | 21,466 ha | +35.2% |
| 2011 | 14,330 ha | -33.2% |
| 2012 | 15,499 ha | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 21,379 ha | +37.9% |
| 2014 | 23,018 ha | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 22,255 ha | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 24,088 ha | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 8,162 ha | -66.1% |
| 2018 | 10,894 ha | +33.5% |
| 2019 | 11,018 ha | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 11,508 ha | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 12,305 ha | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 11,026 ha | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 12,110 ha | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 15,617 ha | +29.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 15,617 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 317,739 ha, 5% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 15,617 ha is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 63,748 ha, 24% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +345.4% | 4,087 ha | 18,204 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 240,183 ha | 164,042 ha | 296,672 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 166,550 ha | 98,957 ha | 246,196 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 85,411 ha | 46,599 ha | 133,182 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,712 ha | 4,087 ha | 57,306 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,021 ha | 10,728 ha | 32,745 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,211 ha | 8,162 ha | 24,088 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,513 ha | 11,026 ha | 15,617 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Jordan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 297.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — area harvested in Jordan?
- Wheat — area harvested in Jordan was 15,617 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 296,672 ha in 1964.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,087 ha in 1999.
- How does Jordan rank for wheat — area harvested?
- Jordan ranks 91st out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan 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.