Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — OPEC

Land under cereal production in OPEC in 2023 — 32,279,895 ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 49.1%.

2023 32.28M ha +0.99% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 37.1M ha2007
Period minimum 19.86M ha1979

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — OPEC, 1961–202315M20M25M30M35M40M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 21,643,905 ha1963: 21,525,930 ha1965: 25,316,186 ha1967: 23,987,276 ha1969: 28,432,594 ha1971: 24,441,656 ha1973: 26,099,244 ha1975: 23,426,667 ha1977: 20,520,631 ha1979: 19,862,068 ha1981: 20,567,791 ha1983: 20,562,414 ha1985: 26,396,065 ha1987: 29,619,830 ha1989: 30,367,317 ha1991: 35,080,271 ha1993: 35,569,770 ha1995: 35,091,003 ha1997: 32,547,699 ha1999: 31,300,958 ha2001: 31,001,296 ha2003: 33,992,450 ha2005: 36,172,456 ha2007: 37,099,363 ha2009: 29,385,958 ha2011: 30,900,596 ha2013: 32,071,522 ha2015: 30,581,156 ha2017: 31,729,105 ha2019: 33,755,017 ha2021: 31,369,179 ha2023: 32,279,895 ha
Change over the period: +10.64M (+49.14%) Average annual rate: 0.65 %

Comparison, 2023

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

OPEC 32.28M ha
World 738M ha
Land under cereal production — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 32.28M +316,164 +0.99%
2022 31.96M +594,552 +1.9%
2021 31.37M −2.88M −8.42%
2020 34.25M +497,804 +1.47%
2019 33.76M +2.67M +8.6%
2018 31.08M −645,734 −2.04%
2017 31.73M −763 −0%
2016 31.73M +1.15M +3.76%
2015 30.58M −2.62M −7.89%
2014 33.2M +1.13M +3.52%
2013 32.07M +1.04M +3.36%
2012 31.03M +129,104 +0.42%
2011 30.9M −1.35M −4.19%
2010 32.25M +2.86M +9.75%
2009 29.39M −1.69M −5.43%
2008 31.07M −6.03M −16.24%
2007 37.1M +905,944 +2.5%
2006 36.19M +20,963 +0.06%
2005 36.17M +1.46M +4.2%
2004 34.72M +723,024 +2.13%
2003 33.99M +1.36M +4.17%
2002 32.63M +1.63M +5.25%
2001 31M +319,739 +1.04%
2000 30.68M −619,401 −1.98%
1999 31.3M −3.83M −10.89%
1998 35.13M +2.58M +7.92%
1997 32.55M −2.46M −7.02%
1996 35.01M −85,711 −0.24%
1995 35.09M +974,676 +2.86%
1994 34.12M −1.45M −4.09%
1993 35.57M −306,027 −0.85%
1992 35.88M +795,526 +2.27%
1991 35.08M +2.46M +7.53%
1990 32.62M +2.26M +7.43%
1989 30.37M +1.5M +5.21%
1988 28.86M −755,239 −2.55%
1987 29.62M +305,869 +1.04%
1986 29.31M +2.92M +11.05%
1985 26.4M +4.36M +19.77%
1984 22.04M +1.48M +7.18%
1983 20.56M +513,278 +2.56%
1982 20.05M −518,655 −2.52%
1981 20.57M −1.93M −8.58%
1980 22.5M +2.64M +13.27%
1979 19.86M −538,600 −2.64%
1978 20.4M −119,963 −0.58%
1977 20.52M −4.02M −16.39%
1976 24.54M +1.12M +4.77%
1975 23.43M −1.19M −4.84%
1974 24.62M −1.48M −5.68%
1973 26.1M +2.65M +11.29%
1972 23.45M −990,822 −4.05%
1971 24.44M −2.02M −7.64%
1970 26.46M −1.97M −6.92%
1969 28.43M +2.65M +10.29%
1968 25.78M +1.79M +7.47%
1967 23.99M +729,487 +3.14%
1966 23.26M −2.06M −8.13%
1965 25.32M +2.65M +11.69%
1964 22.67M +1.14M +5.3%
1963 21.53M −843,812 −3.77%
1962 22.37M +725,837 +3.35%
1961 21.64M

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.