North America - Land under cereal production

Land under cereal production (hectares)

The value for Land under cereal production (hectares) in North America was 68,817,460 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99,410,040 in 1981 and a minimum value of 66,995,580 in 2017.

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.

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Year Value
1961 81,854,820
1962 78,888,820
1963 80,976,400
1964 79,641,790
1965 79,004,390
1966 80,741,160
1967 85,650,750
1968 82,882,720
1969 77,593,670
1970 72,760,190
1971 81,896,740
1972 76,212,360
1973 83,288,730
1974 86,136,620
1975 90,102,120
1976 92,728,660
1977 90,864,210
1978 85,781,080
1979 86,059,660
1980 90,869,340
1981 99,410,040
1982 97,695,490
1983 80,251,050
1984 93,058,620
1985 94,582,500
1986 89,269,520
1987 80,778,300
1988 75,946,110
1989 85,455,400
1990 87,247,870
1991 82,999,820
1992 86,068,210
1993 79,723,620
1994 81,985,720
1995 78,043,250
1996 85,446,930
1997 82,996,700
1998 79,879,420
1999 75,986,770
2000 76,735,600
2001 72,900,530
2002 68,745,500
2003 75,646,100
2004 72,944,370
2005 72,652,680
2006 68,807,960
2007 78,064,700
2008 77,505,300
2009 72,997,640
2010 70,625,300
2011 70,205,330
2012 75,241,670
2013 75,468,180
2014 72,123,510
2015 72,679,340
2016 72,242,560
2017 66,995,580
2018 68,817,460

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Agricultural production