IBRD only - Land under cereal production

Land under cereal production (hectares)

The value for Land under cereal production (hectares) in IBRD only was 441,471,600 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 448,183,600 in 2017 and a minimum value of 302,306,700 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.

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Year Value
1961 302,306,700
1962 303,557,400
1963 308,514,200
1964 315,028,600
1965 312,563,500
1966 317,939,100
1967 320,715,500
1968 325,963,100
1969 327,852,800
1970 329,097,100
1971 333,906,100
1972 332,154,400
1973 337,557,200
1974 336,139,800
1975 342,193,900
1976 347,319,600
1977 344,766,100
1978 346,362,800
1979 342,579,500
1980 343,937,600
1981 347,350,100
1982 339,401,100
1983 346,586,400
1984 345,187,800
1985 345,067,900
1986 346,641,400
1987 341,341,000
1988 345,443,500
1989 346,679,200
1990 344,305,800
1991 344,927,100
1992 443,291,600
1993 437,771,700
1994 430,168,800
1995 422,547,700
1996 425,449,200
1997 426,045,700
1998 408,443,400
1999 405,784,800
2000 406,642,100
2001 409,549,000
2002 400,899,100
2003 395,592,400
2004 407,040,600
2005 410,563,300
2006 408,812,100
2007 414,334,000
2008 421,510,600
2009 420,169,900
2010 411,119,500
2011 425,834,500
2012 422,938,000
2013 432,827,600
2014 432,419,800
2015 440,824,600
2016 438,393,400
2017 448,183,600
2018 441,471,600

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Agricultural production