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Land under cereal production — Central Asia

Land under cereal production in Central Asia in 2023 — 19,530,328 ha. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 20.4%.

2023 19.53M ha +2.15% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 24.53M ha1992
Period minimum 14.37M ha1999

Trend over time

1992–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Central Asia, 1992–202310M15M20M25M1992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 24,531,611 ha1993: 24,384,041 ha1994: 22,310,382 ha1995: 19,437,680 ha1996: 18,895,500 ha1997: 17,679,048 ha1998: 14,679,630 ha1999: 14,372,733 ha2000: 15,594,883 ha2001: 16,199,460 ha2002: 17,283,399 ha2003: 17,436,642 ha2004: 17,564,249 ha2005: 17,451,531 ha2006: 17,750,229 ha2007: 18,469,215 ha2008: 18,887,769 ha2009: 20,156,254 ha2010: 18,678,725 ha2011: 19,355,522 ha2012: 18,314,321 ha2013: 19,190,046 ha2014: 18,033,410 ha2015: 18,064,222 ha2016: 18,711,341 ha2017: 18,368,282 ha2018: 17,847,219 ha2019: 18,304,155 ha2020: 18,792,651 ha2021: 18,839,913 ha2022: 19,119,341 ha2023: 19,530,328 ha
Change over the period: −5M (−20.39%) Average annual rate: -0.73 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Central Asia 19.53M ha
World 738M ha
Land under cereal production — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 19.53M +410,987 +2.15%
2022 19.12M +279,428 +1.48%
2021 18.84M +47,262 +0.25%
2020 18.79M +488,496 +2.67%
2019 18.3M +456,936 +2.56%
2018 17.85M −521,063 −2.84%
2017 18.37M −343,059 −1.83%
2016 18.71M +647,119 +3.58%
2015 18.06M +30,812 +0.17%
2014 18.03M −1.16M −6.03%
2013 19.19M +875,725 +4.78%
2012 18.31M −1.04M −5.38%
2011 19.36M +676,797 +3.62%
2010 18.68M −1.48M −7.33%
2009 20.16M +1.27M +6.72%
2008 18.89M +418,554 +2.27%
2007 18.47M +718,986 +4.05%
2006 17.75M +298,698 +1.71%
2005 17.45M −112,718 −0.64%
2004 17.56M +127,607 +0.73%
2003 17.44M +153,243 +0.89%
2002 17.28M +1.08M +6.69%
2001 16.2M +604,577 +3.88%
2000 15.59M +1.22M +8.5%
1999 14.37M −306,897 −2.09%
1998 14.68M −3M −16.97%
1997 17.68M −1.22M −6.44%
1996 18.9M −542,180 −2.79%
1995 19.44M −2.87M −12.88%
1994 22.31M −2.07M −8.5%
1993 24.38M −147,570 −0.6%
1992 24.53M — —

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.

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