Land under cereal production in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Land under cereal production was 85.37 million hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land under cereal production in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Least developed countries: UN classification recorded 85.37 million hectares for land under cereal production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 27.9% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 118.35 million hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.67 million hectares, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.20 million hectares | 48.67 million hectares | 54.79 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 54.85 million hectares | 53.16 million hectares | 56.52 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.76 million hectares | 57.05 million hectares | 67.01 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.14 million hectares | 64.25 million hectares | 76.76 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.30 million hectares | 74.85 million hectares | 97.66 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.18 million hectares | 100.84 million hectares | 116.21 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 110.23 million hectares | 85.37 million hectares | 118.35 million hectares | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Rural population 63.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 769.36 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 337.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield 2,147 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 183.30 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 32.81 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Land under cereal production in Least developed countries: UN classification was 85.37 million hectares in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest land under cereal production recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 118.35 million hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.67 million hectares in 1961.
- Is land under cereal production rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.