Land under cereal production in Southern Africa in 2023 — 4,008,188 ha. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 40.5%.
1961–2023 · hectares
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa
| Year | ha | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.01M | −39,101 | −0.97% |
| 2022 | 4.05M | −72,044 | −1.75% |
| 2021 | 4.12M | −195,759 | −4.54% |
| 2020 | 4.32M | +615,075 | +16.62% |
| 2019 | 3.7M | −466,075 | −11.19% |
| 2018 | 4.17M | −192,339 | −4.41% |
| 2017 | 4.36M | +922,293 | +26.84% |
| 2016 | 3.44M | −925,880 | −21.23% |
| 2015 | 4.36M | +52,966 | +1.23% |
| 2014 | 4.31M | +301,750 | +7.53% |
| 2013 | 4.01M | −127,147 | −3.08% |
| 2012 | 4.13M | +261,493 | +6.75% |
| 2011 | 3.87M | −359,000 | −8.48% |
| 2010 | 4.23M | +222,259 | +5.54% |
| 2009 | 4.01M | −350,775 | −8.04% |
| 2008 | 4.36M | +410,505 | +10.39% |
| 2007 | 3.95M | +297,401 | +8.14% |
| 2006 | 3.65M | −1.24M | −25.42% |
| 2005 | 4.9M | −73,442 | −1.48% |
| 2004 | 4.97M | −362,242 | −6.79% |
| 2003 | 5.33M | −67,376 | −1.25% |
| 2002 | 5.4M | +320,742 | +6.31% |
| 2001 | 5.08M | −888,398 | −14.89% |
| 2000 | 5.97M | +680,831 | +12.88% |
| 1999 | 5.29M | +27,150 | +0.52% |
| 1998 | 5.26M | −1.36M | −20.58% |
| 1997 | 6.62M | +244,031 | +3.83% |
| 1996 | 6.38M | +449,987 | +7.59% |
| 1995 | 5.93M | −1.19M | −16.72% |
| 1994 | 7.12M | +651,591 | +10.08% |
| 1993 | 6.47M | +627,112 | +10.74% |
| 1992 | 5.84M | −398,616 | −6.39% |
| 1991 | 6.24M | −656,551 | −9.52% |
| 1990 | 6.9M | −625,566 | −8.32% |
| 1989 | 7.52M | −629,645 | −7.73% |
| 1988 | 8.15M | +77,196 | +0.96% |
| 1987 | 8.07M | +129,774 | +1.63% |
| 1986 | 7.94M | +306,487 | +4.01% |
| 1985 | 7.64M | −239,822 | −3.04% |
| 1984 | 7.88M | +426,544 | +5.73% |
| 1983 | 7.45M | −156,731 | −2.06% |
| 1982 | 7.61M | +230,445 | +3.12% |
| 1981 | 7.38M | +77,577 | +1.06% |
| 1980 | 7.3M | −202,072 | −2.69% |
| 1979 | 7.5M | +125,075 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 7.38M | −233,354 | −3.07% |
| 1977 | 7.61M | −402,369 | −5.02% |
| 1976 | 8.01M | +278,115 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 7.73M | −207,845 | −2.62% |
| 1974 | 7.94M | +889,586 | +12.61% |
| 1973 | 7.05M | −1.04M | −12.9% |
| 1972 | 8.1M | −28,692 | −0.35% |
| 1971 | 8.12M | +523,686 | +6.89% |
| 1970 | 7.6M | +96,140 | +1.28% |
| 1969 | 7.51M | −118,613 | −1.56% |
| 1968 | 7.62M | +9,095 | +0.12% |
| 1967 | 7.61M | +911,543 | +13.6% |
| 1966 | 6.7M | −228,998 | −3.3% |
| 1965 | 6.93M | +44,191 | +0.64% |
| 1964 | 6.89M | −219,984 | −3.09% |
| 1963 | 7.11M | +383,415 | +5.7% |
| 1962 | 6.72M | −13,514 | −0.2% |
| 1961 | 6.74M | — | — |
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.
The gross harvest of cereal crops, in tonnes.
Agriculture Cereal yieldHow many kilograms of grain are harvested per hectare.
Agriculture Arable landHow much land is under annual crops — the land that is plowed every year.
Agriculture Crop production indexThe trend in the output of all crop production — including non-food crops.