Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — East Asia & Pacific

Land under cereal production in East Asia & Pacific in 2024 — 29,928,646 ha. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 78.9%.

2024 29.93M ha −82.81% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 182M ha2016
Period minimum 29.93M ha2024

Trend over time

1961–2024 · hectares

Land under cereal production — East Asia & Pacific, 1961–2024050M100M150M200M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 141,735,181 ha1963: 143,940,481 ha1965: 146,717,635 ha1967: 149,673,063 ha1969: 150,886,917 ha1971: 154,299,400 ha1973: 156,649,357 ha1975: 158,461,174 ha1977: 160,131,506 ha1979: 160,294,918 ha1981: 160,491,396 ha1983: 162,698,766 ha1985: 158,220,273 ha1987: 154,546,776 ha1989: 158,599,256 ha1991: 157,884,987 ha1993: 155,778,255 ha1995: 159,137,081 ha1997: 163,589,919 ha1999: 166,218,907 ha2001: 157,162,929 ha2003: 154,288,488 ha2005: 160,309,943 ha2007: 166,305,416 ha2009: 171,793,295 ha2011: 173,761,690 ha2013: 175,146,047 ha2015: 180,815,965 ha2017: 178,650,183 ha2019: 172,774,488 ha2021: 178,701,952 ha2023: 174,129,952 ha2024: 29,928,646 ha
Change over the period: −112M (−78.88%) Average annual rate: -2.44 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 29.93M ha
World 416M ha
Land under cereal production — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2024 29.93M −144M −82.81%
2023 174M −2.44M −1.38%
2022 177M −2.13M −1.19%
2021 179M +2.51M +1.42%
2020 176M +3.42M +1.98%
2019 173M −4.22M −2.38%
2018 177M −1.66M −0.93%
2017 179M −3.05M −1.68%
2016 182M +881,006 +0.49%
2015 181M +6.08M +3.48%
2014 175M −414,328 −0.24%
2013 175M +675,101 +0.39%
2012 174M +709,256 +0.41%
2011 174M +1.25M +0.73%
2010 173M +716,831 +0.42%
2009 172M +2.54M +1.5%
2008 169M +2.95M +1.77%
2007 166M +3.31M +2.03%
2006 163M +2.68M +1.67%
2005 160M +2.51M +1.59%
2004 158M +3.51M +2.28%
2003 154M −1.07M −0.69%
2002 155M −1.81M −1.15%
2001 157M −2.89M −1.8%
2000 160M −6.17M −3.71%
1999 166M +2.17M +1.32%
1998 164M +457,258 +0.28%
1997 164M −904,619 −0.55%
1996 164M +5.36M +3.37%
1995 159M +5.92M +3.86%
1994 153M −2.56M −1.64%
1993 156M −3.61M −2.26%
1992 159M +1.5M +0.95%
1991 158M −2.45M −1.53%
1990 160M +1.73M +1.09%
1989 159M +2.37M +1.52%
1988 156M +1.69M +1.09%
1987 155M −3.81M −2.4%
1986 158M +133,393 +0.08%
1985 158M −3.31M −2.05%
1984 162M −1.17M −0.72%
1983 163M +6.74M +4.32%
1982 156M −4.53M −2.82%
1981 160M −470,488 −0.29%
1980 161M +666,966 +0.42%
1979 160M −2.04M −1.26%
1978 162M +2.2M +1.38%
1977 160M +1.13M +0.71%
1976 159M +538,366 +0.34%
1975 158M +2.76M +1.77%
1974 156M −943,991 −0.6%
1973 157M +4.32M +2.83%
1972 152M −1.97M −1.27%
1971 154M +3.89M +2.59%
1970 150M −476,820 −0.32%
1969 151M −606,500 −0.4%
1968 151M +1.82M +1.22%
1967 150M −2.49M −1.64%
1966 152M +5.45M +3.71%
1965 147M −1.95M −1.31%
1964 149M +4.73M +3.28%
1963 144M +36,280 +0.03%
1962 144M +2.17M +1.53%
1961 142M

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.