Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — G7

Land under cereal production in the G7 in 2023 — 94,447,273 ha. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 16%.

2023 94.45M ha +5.21% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 128M ha1981
Period minimum 89.77M ha2022

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — G7, 1961–202380M90M100M110M120M130M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 112,450,325 ha1963: 111,475,708 ha1965: 109,628,403 ha1967: 115,928,692 ha1969: 108,015,818 ha1971: 111,434,135 ha1973: 112,587,937 ha1975: 119,324,484 ha1977: 119,529,495 ha1979: 115,381,658 ha1981: 128,379,676 ha1983: 108,948,117 ha1985: 123,236,403 ha1987: 108,403,840 ha1989: 113,012,322 ha1991: 109,094,243 ha1993: 103,987,631 ha1995: 102,572,291 ha1997: 109,064,264 ha1999: 100,835,325 ha2001: 98,061,869 ha2003: 100,670,528 ha2005: 97,643,621 ha2007: 102,573,667 ha2009: 97,892,336 ha2011: 94,463,264 ha2013: 99,978,792 ha2015: 97,148,869 ha2017: 90,884,156 ha2019: 91,825,861 ha2021: 93,269,810 ha2023: 94,447,273 ha
Change over the period: −18M (−16.01%) Average annual rate: -0.28 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 94.45M ha
World 738M ha
Land under cereal production — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 94.45M +4.68M +5.21%
2022 89.77M −3.5M −3.75%
2021 93.27M +1.19M +1.3%
2020 92.08M +249,256 +0.27%
2019 91.83M −108,170 −0.12%
2018 91.93M +1.05M +1.16%
2017 90.88M −5.66M −5.86%
2016 96.54M −605,252 −0.62%
2015 97.15M +417,966 +0.43%
2014 96.73M −3.25M −3.25%
2013 99.98M +201,237 +0.2%
2012 99.78M +5.31M +5.63%
2011 94.46M −541,724 −0.57%
2010 95M −2.89M −2.95%
2009 97.89M −5.61M −5.42%
2008 104M +929,499 +0.91%
2007 103M +9.3M +9.97%
2006 93.27M −4.37M −4.48%
2005 97.64M −1.07M −1.08%
2004 98.71M −1.96M −1.95%
2003 101M +6.1M +6.45%
2002 94.57M −3.49M −3.56%
2001 98.06M −4.31M −4.21%
2000 102M +1.54M +1.52%
1999 101M −4.8M −4.55%
1998 106M −3.43M −3.14%
1997 109M −1.68M −1.52%
1996 111M +8.17M +7.97%
1995 103M −3.37M −3.18%
1994 106M +1.96M +1.88%
1993 104M −8.06M −7.2%
1992 112M +2.96M +2.71%
1991 109M −4.7M −4.13%
1990 114M +782,964 +0.69%
1989 113M +9.7M +9.39%
1988 103M −5.09M −4.7%
1987 108M −9.25M −7.86%
1986 118M −5.58M −4.53%
1985 123M +1.14M +0.93%
1984 122M +13.15M +12.07%
1983 109M −17.83M −14.07%
1982 127M −1.6M −1.25%
1981 128M +8.11M +6.74%
1980 120M +4.89M +4.24%
1979 115M +154,957 +0.13%
1978 115M −4.3M −3.6%
1977 120M −2.34M −1.92%
1976 122M +2.54M +2.13%
1975 119M +3.66M +3.17%
1974 116M +3.08M +2.73%
1973 113M +6.96M +6.58%
1972 106M −5.8M −5.21%
1971 111M +8.86M +8.64%
1970 103M −5.44M −5.04%
1969 108M −5.39M −4.75%
1968 113M −2.52M −2.18%
1967 116M +4.81M +4.33%
1966 111M +1.49M +1.36%
1965 110M −615,838 −0.56%
1964 110M −1.23M −1.1%
1963 111M +1.59M +1.45%
1962 110M −2.57M −2.28%
1961 112M

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.