Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Eastern Asia

Land under cereal production in Eastern Asia in 2023 — 104,320,431 ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 6%.

2023 104M ha +0.71% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 108M ha2015
Period minimum 81.6M ha2003

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Eastern Asia, 1961–202380M90M100M110M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 98,411,930 ha1963: 99,036,504 ha1965: 99,653,833 ha1967: 100,243,617 ha1969: 99,360,687 ha1971: 103,281,021 ha1973: 102,985,318 ha1975: 104,313,317 ha1977: 103,342,135 ha1979: 102,256,241 ha1981: 98,417,428 ha1983: 98,562,151 ha1985: 94,582,957 ha1987: 96,022,219 ha1989: 97,168,769 ha1991: 99,577,497 ha1993: 94,566,713 ha1995: 94,707,502 ha1997: 97,257,034 ha1999: 96,465,742 ha2001: 87,289,174 ha2003: 81,603,070 ha2005: 86,504,250 ha2007: 90,300,987 ha2009: 93,076,177 ha2011: 95,762,416 ha2013: 98,615,689 ha2015: 107,688,583 ha2017: 104,693,898 ha2019: 102,243,962 ha2021: 104,599,899 ha2023: 104,320,431 ha
Change over the period: +5.91M (+6%) Average annual rate: 0.09 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Eastern Asia 104M ha
World 738M ha
Land under cereal production — Eastern Asia, by year Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 104M +732,053 +0.71%
2022 104M −1.01M −0.97%
2021 105M +2.3M +2.25%
2020 102M +57,597 +0.06%
2019 102M −1.63M −1.57%
2018 104M −816,066 −0.78%
2017 105M −1.8M −1.69%
2016 106M −1.19M −1.11%
2015 108M +8.23M +8.27%
2014 99.46M +847,007 +0.86%
2013 98.62M +1.2M +1.23%
2012 97.42M +1.66M +1.73%
2011 95.76M +1.2M +1.27%
2010 94.57M +1.49M +1.6%
2009 93.08M +2.29M +2.52%
2008 90.79M +486,583 +0.54%
2007 90.3M +910,987 +1.02%
2006 89.39M +2.89M +3.34%
2005 86.5M +2.56M +3.05%
2004 83.94M +2.34M +2.87%
2003 81.6M −4.57M −5.3%
2002 86.17M −1.12M −1.28%
2001 87.29M −2.61M −2.9%
2000 89.9M −6.57M −6.81%
1999 96.47M −613,505 −0.63%
1998 97.08M −177,787 −0.18%
1997 97.26M −85,787 −0.09%
1996 97.34M +2.64M +2.78%
1995 94.71M +1.62M +1.74%
1994 93.08M −1.48M −1.57%
1993 94.57M −3.4M −3.47%
1992 97.97M −1.61M −1.62%
1991 99.58M −169,109 −0.17%
1990 99.75M +2.58M +2.65%
1989 97.17M +2.09M +2.2%
1988 95.07M −947,529 −0.99%
1987 96.02M −79,703 −0.08%
1986 96.1M +1.52M +1.61%
1985 94.58M −3.66M −3.73%
1984 98.25M −315,676 −0.32%
1983 98.56M +1.92M +1.99%
1982 96.64M −1.78M −1.81%
1981 98.42M −2.49M −2.47%
1980 101M −1.35M −1.32%
1979 102M −1.25M −1.21%
1978 104M +164,771 +0.16%
1977 103M −1.52M −1.45%
1976 105M +551,248 +0.53%
1975 104M +487,851 +0.47%
1974 104M +840,148 +0.82%
1973 103M −472,555 −0.46%
1972 103M +176,852 +0.17%
1971 103M +2.85M +2.84%
1970 100M +1.07M +1.07%
1969 99.36M +1.55M +1.59%
1968 97.81M −2.44M −2.43%
1967 100M −979,572 −0.97%
1966 101M +1.57M +1.57%
1965 99.65M −1.02M −1.02%
1964 101M +1.64M +1.66%
1963 99.04M +1.43M +1.47%
1962 97.61M −806,830 −0.82%
1961 98.41M

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.