Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Latin America & Caribbean

Land under cereal production in Latin America & Caribbean in 2024 — 51,915,608 ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 39.3%.

2024 51.92M ha −20.65% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 65.43M ha2023
Period minimum 36.2M ha1962

Trend over time

1961–2024 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Latin America & Caribbean, 1961–202430M40M50M60M70M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 37,264,205 ha1963: 40,600,968 ha1965: 42,318,922 ha1967: 44,917,699 ha1969: 45,780,245 ha1971: 48,473,903 ha1973: 46,476,145 ha1975: 49,502,020 ha1977: 51,057,095 ha1979: 48,583,809 ha1981: 51,829,283 ha1983: 50,172,559 ha1985: 51,382,386 ha1987: 53,240,908 ha1989: 50,086,392 ha1991: 47,033,706 ha1993: 46,275,157 ha1995: 48,630,008 ha1997: 48,893,100 ha1999: 47,283,456 ha2001: 50,168,297 ha2003: 50,041,562 ha2005: 47,969,096 ha2007: 50,549,718 ha2009: 48,206,835 ha2011: 50,946,931 ha2013: 54,570,114 ha2015: 53,473,569 ha2017: 58,223,834 ha2019: 58,588,640 ha2021: 62,741,453 ha2023: 65,429,694 ha2024: 51,915,608 ha
Change over the period: +14.65M (+39.32%) Average annual rate: 0.53 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 51.92M ha
World 416M ha
Land under cereal production — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2024 51.92M −13.51M −20.65%
2023 65.43M +38,949 +0.06%
2022 65.39M +2.65M +4.22%
2021 62.74M +1.8M +2.96%
2020 60.94M +2.35M +4.01%
2019 58.59M +956,885 +1.66%
2018 57.63M −592,079 −1.02%
2017 58.22M +3.11M +5.64%
2016 55.11M +1.64M +3.07%
2015 53.47M −2.64M −4.7%
2014 56.11M +1.54M +2.83%
2013 54.57M +3.24M +6.32%
2012 51.33M +379,810 +0.75%
2011 50.95M +1.21M +2.43%
2010 49.74M +1.53M +3.18%
2009 48.21M −3.73M −7.17%
2008 51.93M +1.38M +2.73%
2007 50.55M +2.51M +5.23%
2006 48.04M +67,929 +0.14%
2005 47.97M −2.78M −5.47%
2004 50.74M +703,252 +1.41%
2003 50.04M +2.66M +5.61%
2002 47.38M −2.79M −5.55%
2001 50.17M +1.66M +3.42%
2000 48.51M +1.23M +2.59%
1999 47.28M +897,215 +1.93%
1998 46.39M −2.51M −5.13%
1997 48.89M −891,793 −1.79%
1996 49.78M +1.15M +2.37%
1995 48.63M −567,496 −1.15%
1994 49.2M +2.92M +6.32%
1993 46.28M −2.14M −4.41%
1992 48.41M +1.38M +2.93%
1991 47.03M +135,727 +0.29%
1990 46.9M −3.19M −6.37%
1989 50.09M −1.48M −2.88%
1988 51.57M −1.67M −3.14%
1987 53.24M +1.46M +2.83%
1986 51.78M +393,657 +0.77%
1985 51.38M +685,885 +1.35%
1984 50.7M +523,942 +1.04%
1983 50.17M −2.75M −5.2%
1982 52.92M +1.09M +2.11%
1981 51.83M +2.7M +5.5%
1980 49.13M +544,713 +1.12%
1979 48.58M −1.51M −3.01%
1978 50.09M −963,618 −1.89%
1977 51.06M −2.1M −3.96%
1976 53.16M +3.66M +7.39%
1975 49.5M +2.31M +4.89%
1974 47.19M +716,484 +1.54%
1973 46.48M −543,277 −1.16%
1972 47.02M −1.45M −3%
1971 48.47M +1.93M +4.14%
1970 46.55M +767,983 +1.68%
1969 45.78M −439,728 −0.95%
1968 46.22M +1.3M +2.9%
1967 44.92M +1.46M +3.36%
1966 43.46M +1.14M +2.69%
1965 42.32M −735,439 −1.71%
1964 43.05M +2.45M +6.04%
1963 40.6M +4.4M +12.14%
1962 36.2M −1.06M −2.84%
1961 37.26M

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.