Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — G20

Land under cereal production in the G20 in 2023 — 440,184,550 ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 21.4%.

2023 440M ha +1.49% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 451M ha1992
Period minimum 362M ha1962

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — G20, 1961–2023350M375M400M425M450M475M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 362,631,161 ha1963: 368,467,642 ha1965: 369,192,330 ha1967: 384,596,067 ha1969: 382,956,736 ha1971: 392,757,073 ha1973: 396,975,772 ha1975: 405,171,791 ha1977: 409,964,845 ha1979: 403,832,481 ha1981: 420,372,936 ha1983: 402,990,074 ha1985: 410,317,410 ha1987: 389,729,063 ha1989: 397,639,529 ha1991: 388,533,962 ha1993: 437,695,575 ha1995: 430,370,093 ha1997: 441,090,217 ha1999: 421,196,053 ha2001: 415,658,606 ha2003: 407,341,344 ha2005: 411,197,473 ha2007: 421,436,943 ha2009: 415,515,186 ha2011: 417,631,301 ha2013: 424,000,395 ha2015: 434,064,040 ha2017: 429,619,067 ha2019: 421,946,485 ha2021: 436,796,302 ha2023: 440,184,550 ha
Change over the period: +77.55M (+21.39%) Average annual rate: 0.31 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 440M ha
World 738M ha
Land under cereal production — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 440M +6.46M +1.49%
2022 434M −3.08M −0.7%
2021 437M +3.04M +0.7%
2020 434M +11.81M +2.8%
2019 422M −1.71M −0.4%
2018 424M −5.96M −1.39%
2017 430M −5.78M −1.33%
2016 435M +1.34M +0.31%
2015 434M +6.53M +1.53%
2014 428M +3.53M +0.83%
2013 424M +7.78M +1.87%
2012 416M −1.41M −0.34%
2011 418M +11.53M +2.84%
2010 406M −9.42M −2.27%
2009 416M −12.67M −2.96%
2008 428M +6.74M +1.6%
2007 421M +14.75M +3.63%
2006 407M −4.51M −1.1%
2005 411M −605,515 −0.15%
2004 412M +4.46M +1.1%
2003 407M +2.36M +0.58%
2002 405M −10.68M −2.57%
2001 416M −8.65M −2.04%
2000 424M +3.12M +0.74%
1999 421M −3.23M −0.76%
1998 424M −16.66M −3.78%
1997 441M −1.94M −0.44%
1996 443M +12.66M +2.94%
1995 430M −5.51M −1.26%
1994 436M −1.81M −0.41%
1993 438M −13.05M −2.9%
1992 451M +62.21M +16.01%
1991 389M −8.24M −2.08%
1990 397M −865,379 −0.22%
1989 398M +10.04M +2.59%
1988 388M −2.12M −0.55%
1987 390M −16.11M −3.97%
1986 406M −4.47M −1.09%
1985 410M −3.99M −0.96%
1984 414M +11.32M +2.81%
1983 403M −9.13M −2.21%
1982 412M −8.26M −1.96%
1981 420M +11.87M +2.91%
1980 409M +4.67M +1.16%
1979 404M −2.93M −0.72%
1978 407M −3.2M −0.78%
1977 410M −2.11M −0.51%
1976 412M +6.91M +1.7%
1975 405M +8.86M +2.24%
1974 396M −665,572 −0.17%
1973 397M +13.73M +3.58%
1972 383M −9.51M −2.42%
1971 393M +14.95M +3.96%
1970 378M −5.15M −1.34%
1969 383M −4.26M −1.1%
1968 387M +2.62M +0.68%
1967 385M +8.52M +2.26%
1966 376M +6.89M +1.87%
1965 369M −4.16M −1.11%
1964 373M +4.89M +1.33%
1963 368M +6.78M +1.87%
1962 362M −938,860 −0.26%
1961 363M

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.