Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Mercosur

Land under cereal production in Mercosur in 2024 — 47,947,750 ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 109.6%.

2024 47.95M ha −3.21% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 49.54M ha2023
Period minimum 21.59M ha1962

Trend over time

1961–2024 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Mercosur, 1961–202420M30M40M50M19611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 22,872,365 ha1963: 25,375,911 ha1965: 25,649,682 ha1967: 27,874,570 ha1969: 29,107,083 ha1971: 31,457,887 ha1973: 29,952,284 ha1975: 32,726,244 ha1977: 33,406,258 ha1979: 33,451,938 ha1981: 33,833,556 ha1983: 33,034,884 ha1985: 32,823,346 ha1987: 34,563,470 ha1989: 32,155,033 ha1991: 29,463,122 ha1993: 28,945,583 ha1995: 30,236,044 ha1997: 30,498,654 ha1999: 29,674,525 ha2001: 31,309,623 ha2003: 31,438,411 ha2005: 30,668,141 ha2007: 32,206,427 ha2009: 30,387,344 ha2011: 33,565,051 ha2013: 35,970,461 ha2015: 35,777,251 ha2017: 40,598,105 ha2019: 42,595,743 ha2021: 45,911,981 ha2023: 49,538,728 ha2024: 47,947,750 ha
Change over the period: +25.08M (+109.63%) Average annual rate: 1.18 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Mercosur 47.95M ha
World 416M ha
Land under cereal production — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2024 47.95M −1.59M −3.21%
2023 49.54M +575,958 +1.18%
2022 48.96M +3.05M +6.64%
2021 45.91M +1.82M +4.12%
2020 44.09M +1.5M +3.52%
2019 42.6M +2.06M +5.08%
2018 40.54M −62,621 −0.15%
2017 40.6M +3.44M +9.27%
2016 37.15M +1.38M +3.85%
2015 35.78M −1.78M −4.75%
2014 37.56M +1.59M +4.42%
2013 35.97M +2.68M +8.06%
2012 33.29M −278,046 −0.83%
2011 33.57M +2.29M +7.33%
2010 31.27M +886,751 +2.92%
2009 30.39M −2.77M −8.34%
2008 33.15M +946,933 +2.94%
2007 32.21M +2.09M +6.95%
2006 30.11M −553,599 −1.81%
2005 30.67M −1.48M −4.61%
2004 32.15M +712,643 +2.27%
2003 31.44M +1.7M +5.72%
2002 29.74M −1.57M −5.02%
2001 31.31M +805,626 +2.64%
2000 30.5M +829,472 +2.8%
1999 29.67M +1.73M +6.19%
1998 27.94M −2.55M −8.37%
1997 30.5M −23,159 −0.08%
1996 30.52M +285,769 +0.95%
1995 30.24M −466,346 −1.52%
1994 30.7M +1.76M +6.07%
1993 28.95M −1.73M −5.64%
1992 30.68M +1.21M +4.12%
1991 29.46M +955,188 +3.35%
1990 28.51M −3.65M −11.34%
1989 32.16M −1.37M −4.09%
1988 33.53M −1.04M −3%
1987 34.56M +567,031 +1.67%
1986 34M +1.17M +3.57%
1985 32.82M −543,157 −1.63%
1984 33.37M +331,619 +1%
1983 33.03M −4.38M −11.71%
1982 37.41M +3.58M +10.58%
1981 33.83M +1.38M +4.26%
1980 32.45M −999,947 −2.99%
1979 33.45M +681,247 +2.08%
1978 32.77M −635,567 −1.9%
1977 33.41M −2.92M −8.04%
1976 36.33M +3.6M +11.01%
1975 32.73M +1.57M +5.04%
1974 31.15M +1.2M +4.01%
1973 29.95M −451,009 −1.48%
1972 30.4M −1.05M −3.35%
1971 31.46M +1.96M +6.66%
1970 29.49M +387,782 +1.33%
1969 29.11M +15,154 +0.05%
1968 29.09M +1.22M +4.37%
1967 27.87M +1.82M +6.98%
1966 26.06M +406,135 +1.58%
1965 25.65M −1.24M −4.62%
1964 26.89M +1.52M +5.98%
1963 25.38M +3.78M +17.51%
1962 21.59M −1.28M −5.59%
1961 22.87M

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.