Land under cereal production in Middle income
Middle income: Land under cereal production was 258.43 million hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land under cereal production in Middle income, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Middle income recorded 258.43 million hectares for land under cereal production in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.7% on the previous year and down 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production in Middle income peaked at 475.84 million hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 258.43 million hectares, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 345.56 million hectares | 327.57 million hectares | 364.97 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 372.36 million hectares | 362.81 million hectares | 380.87 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 382.45 million hectares | 371.40 million hectares | 392.48 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 421.19 million hectares | 390.38 million hectares | 433.99 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 427.85 million hectares | 413.60 million hectares | 440.80 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 457.04 million hectares | 444.96 million hectares | 466.98 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 429.67 million hectares | 258.43 million hectares | 475.84 million hectares | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Middle income
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Rural population 44.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 2.69 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.60 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield 3,613 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 933.63 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 178.98 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land under cereal production in Middle income?
- Land under cereal production in Middle income was 258.43 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 Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 475.84 million hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 258.43 million hectares in 2024.
- Is land under cereal production rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle income 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.