Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Northern Europe

Land under cereal production in Northern Europe in 2023 — 9,218,883 ha. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 8.3%.

2023 9.22M ha −2.03% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 10.06M ha1992
Period minimum 8.8M ha2010

Trend over time

1992–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Northern Europe, 1992–20238.5M9M9.5M10M10.5M1992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 10,055,662 ha1993: 9,484,015 ha1994: 9,175,326 ha1995: 9,070,581 ha1996: 9,625,024 ha1997: 10,054,147 ha1998: 9,960,894 ha1999: 9,299,435 ha2000: 9,610,078 ha2001: 9,159,877 ha2002: 9,316,281 ha2003: 9,073,731 ha2004: 9,088,280 ha2005: 8,950,063 ha2006: 8,822,692 ha2007: 8,853,567 ha2008: 9,564,108 ha2009: 9,306,752 ha2010: 8,803,668 ha2011: 9,076,778 ha2012: 9,294,431 ha2013: 9,243,378 ha2014: 9,622,960 ha2015: 9,522,154 ha2016: 9,551,492 ha2017: 9,213,787 ha2018: 9,233,368 ha2019: 9,529,618 ha2020: 9,399,805 ha2021: 9,559,187 ha2022: 9,409,739 ha2023: 9,218,883 ha
Change over the period: −836,779 (−8.32%) Average annual rate: -0.28 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Northern Europe 9.22M ha
World 738M ha
Land under cereal production — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 9.22M −190,856 −2.03%
2022 9.41M −149,448 −1.56%
2021 9.56M +159,382 +1.7%
2020 9.4M −129,813 −1.36%
2019 9.53M +296,250 +3.21%
2018 9.23M +19,581 +0.21%
2017 9.21M −337,705 −3.54%
2016 9.55M +29,338 +0.31%
2015 9.52M −100,806 −1.05%
2014 9.62M +379,582 +4.11%
2013 9.24M −51,053 −0.55%
2012 9.29M +217,653 +2.4%
2011 9.08M +273,110 +3.1%
2010 8.8M −503,084 −5.41%
2009 9.31M −257,356 −2.69%
2008 9.56M +710,541 +8.03%
2007 8.85M +30,875 +0.35%
2006 8.82M −127,371 −1.42%
2005 8.95M −138,217 −1.52%
2004 9.09M +14,549 +0.16%
2003 9.07M −242,550 −2.6%
2002 9.32M +156,404 +1.71%
2001 9.16M −450,201 −4.68%
2000 9.61M +310,643 +3.34%
1999 9.3M −661,459 −6.64%
1998 9.96M −93,253 −0.93%
1997 10.05M +429,123 +4.46%
1996 9.63M +554,443 +6.11%
1995 9.07M −104,745 −1.14%
1994 9.18M −308,689 −3.25%
1993 9.48M −571,647 −5.68%
1992 10.06M

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.