Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — BRICS

Land under cereal production in BRICS in 2023 — 300,770,657 ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 40.8%.

2023 301M ha +1.58% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 301M ha2023
Period minimum 214M ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — BRICS, 1961–2023200M225M250M275M300M325M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 213,594,257 ha1963: 217,192,612 ha1965: 221,257,259 ha1967: 226,090,552 ha1969: 232,283,378 ha1971: 238,781,697 ha1973: 242,496,307 ha1975: 243,992,049 ha1977: 246,571,512 ha1979: 245,204,592 ha1981: 245,500,676 ha1983: 244,447,177 ha1985: 240,037,080 ha1987: 241,061,340 ha1989: 246,556,072 ha1991: 242,397,036 ha1993: 294,766,996 ha1995: 287,314,789 ha1997: 287,614,223 ha1999: 274,511,366 ha2001: 270,379,521 ha2003: 260,398,818 ha2005: 269,994,699 ha2007: 274,861,496 ha2009: 276,821,232 ha2011: 279,739,664 ha2013: 281,398,183 ha2015: 294,299,510 ha2017: 293,340,440 ha2019: 285,252,010 ha2021: 293,595,003 ha2023: 300,770,657 ha
Change over the period: +87.18M (+40.81%) Average annual rate: 0.55 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: BRICS

BRICS 301M ha
World 738M ha
Land under cereal production — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 301M +4.67M +1.58%
2022 296M +2.51M +0.85%
2021 294M +904,078 +0.31%
2020 293M +7.44M +2.61%
2019 285M −852,718 −0.3%
2018 286M −7.24M −2.47%
2017 293M +970,669 +0.33%
2016 292M −1.93M −0.66%
2015 294M +8.05M +2.81%
2014 286M +4.85M +1.72%
2013 281M +6.32M +2.3%
2012 275M −4.66M −1.67%
2011 280M +11.24M +4.19%
2010 269M −8.32M −3.01%
2009 277M −1.54M −0.55%
2008 278M +3.5M +1.27%
2007 275M +4.31M +1.59%
2006 271M +559,178 +0.21%
2005 270M +3.81M +1.43%
2004 266M +5.78M +2.22%
2003 260M −5.92M −2.22%
2002 266M −4.07M −1.5%
2001 270M −4.37M −1.59%
2000 275M +242,072 +0.09%
1999 275M +521,182 +0.19%
1998 274M −13.62M −4.74%
1997 288M +1.37M +0.48%
1996 286M −1.07M −0.37%
1995 287M −3.66M −1.26%
1994 291M −3.8M −1.29%
1993 295M −5.55M −1.85%
1992 300M +57.92M +23.89%
1991 242M −1.52M −0.62%
1990 244M −2.64M −1.07%
1989 247M +918,799 +0.37%
1988 246M +4.58M +1.9%
1987 241M −4.41M −1.8%
1986 245M +5.44M +2.26%
1985 240M −4.91M −2.01%
1984 245M +502,257 +0.21%
1983 244M +4.48M +1.87%
1982 240M −5.53M −2.25%
1981 246M −433,776 −0.18%
1980 246M +729,860 +0.3%
1979 245M −1.45M −0.59%
1978 247M +87,639 +0.04%
1977 247M +388,177 +0.16%
1976 246M +2.19M +0.9%
1975 244M +3.68M +1.53%
1974 240M −2.19M −0.9%
1973 242M +5.51M +2.32%
1972 237M −1.79M −0.75%
1971 239M +3.48M +1.48%
1970 235M +3.02M +1.3%
1969 232M +2.96M +1.29%
1968 229M +3.23M +1.43%
1967 226M +1.93M +0.86%
1966 224M +2.91M +1.31%
1965 221M −314,959 −0.14%
1964 222M +4.38M +2.02%
1963 217M +1.26M +0.58%
1962 216M +2.34M +1.09%
1961 214M

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.