IDA total - Land under cereal production

Land under cereal production (hectares)

The value for Land under cereal production (hectares) in IDA total was 156,076,500 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 158,358,200 in 2016 and a minimum value of 71,883,630 in 1961.

Definition: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 71,883,630
1962 74,167,210
1963 75,548,500
1964 77,100,290
1965 78,758,520
1966 75,557,550
1967 78,912,220
1968 78,727,220
1969 84,310,110
1970 82,933,960
1971 80,823,740
1972 77,439,910
1973 80,103,460
1974 79,119,060
1975 78,029,340
1976 80,565,860
1977 78,766,710
1978 78,296,380
1979 76,687,540
1980 79,830,780
1981 77,862,930
1982 78,386,690
1983 79,496,630
1984 80,965,480
1985 85,031,220
1986 89,958,500
1987 89,786,760
1988 92,725,720
1989 97,494,680
1990 98,298,460
1991 98,641,220
1992 101,918,500
1993 104,521,900
1994 108,045,200
1995 110,020,800
1996 110,446,600
1997 111,017,500
1998 111,975,500
1999 112,805,900
2000 111,672,800
2001 111,123,400
2002 113,372,500
2003 120,065,100
2004 118,606,700
2005 125,946,600
2006 127,839,000
2007 127,349,800
2008 132,836,500
2009 127,745,600
2010 136,780,700
2011 133,781,400
2012 142,718,500
2013 149,530,600
2014 153,116,400
2015 147,619,300
2016 158,358,200
2017 154,717,500
2018 156,076,500

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Agricultural production