Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — United Kingdom

Land under cereal production in the United Kingdom in 2023 — 3,088,787 ha. Ranked 43 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0.9%.

2023 3.09M ha −2.12% vs 2022
World rank 43of 180
Period maximum 4.04M ha1984
Period minimum 2.86M ha2006

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — United Kingdom, 1961–20232.5M3M3.5M4M4.5M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 3,060,601 ha1963: 3,261,715 ha1965: 3,657,704 ha1967: 3,826,331 ha1969: 3,699,550 ha1971: 3,814,169 ha1973: 3,756,082 ha1975: 3,655,432 ha1977: 3,706,043 ha1979: 3,872,808 ha1981: 3,979,000 ha1983: 3,962,000 ha1985: 4,021,000 ha1987: 3,940,700 ha1989: 3,874,255 ha1991: 3,499,695 ha1993: 3,030,448 ha1995: 3,180,707 ha1997: 3,513,146 ha1999: 3,141,102 ha2001: 3,013,619 ha2003: 3,056,295 ha2005: 2,917,266 ha2007: 2,883,382 ha2009: 3,075,443 ha2011: 3,075,987 ha2013: 3,028,452 ha2015: 3,099,217 ha2017: 3,181,631 ha2019: 3,211,351 ha2021: 3,210,819 ha2023: 3,088,787 ha
Change over the period: +28,186 (+0.92%) Average annual rate: 0.01 %

Comparison, 2023

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

United Kingdom 3.09M ha
World 738M ha
Northern Europe computed 9.22M ha
High-income countries computed 188M ha
Land under cereal production — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 3.09M −66,926 −2.12%
2022 3.16M −55,106 −1.72%
2021 3.21M +172,539 +5.68%
2020 3.04M −173,071 −5.39%
2019 3.21M +105,536 +3.4%
2018 3.11M −75,816 −2.38%
2017 3.18M +54,001 +1.73%
2016 3.13M +28,413 +0.92%
2015 3.1M −79,980 −2.52%
2014 3.18M +150,745 +4.98%
2013 3.03M −111,472 −3.55%
2012 3.14M +63,937 +2.08%
2011 3.08M +63,451 +2.11%
2010 3.01M −62,907 −2.05%
2009 3.08M −197,037 −6.02%
2008 3.27M +389,098 +13.49%
2007 2.88M +20,160 +0.7%
2006 2.86M −54,044 −1.85%
2005 2.92M −212,780 −6.8%
2004 3.13M +73,751 +2.41%
2003 3.06M −188,919 −5.82%
2002 3.25M +231,595 +7.68%
2001 3.01M −334,465 −9.99%
2000 3.35M +206,982 +6.59%
1999 3.14M −276,790 −8.1%
1998 3.42M −95,254 −2.71%
1997 3.51M +155,524 +4.63%
1996 3.36M +176,915 +5.56%
1995 3.18M +138,752 +4.56%
1994 3.04M +11,507 +0.38%
1993 3.03M −455,813 −13.07%
1992 3.49M −13,434 −0.38%
1991 3.5M −157,605 −4.31%
1990 3.66M −216,955 −5.6%
1989 3.87M −26,745 −0.69%
1988 3.9M −39,700 −1.01%
1987 3.94M −88,300 −2.19%
1986 4.03M +8,000 +0.2%
1985 4.02M −17,000 −0.42%
1984 4.04M +76,000 +1.92%
1983 3.96M −68,000 −1.69%
1982 4.03M +51,000 +1.28%
1981 3.98M +40,450 +1.03%
1980 3.94M +65,742 +1.7%
1979 3.87M +55,880 +1.46%
1978 3.82M +110,885 +2.99%
1977 3.71M +21,043 +0.57%
1976 3.69M +29,568 +0.81%
1975 3.66M −96,970 −2.58%
1974 3.75M −3,680 −0.1%
1973 3.76M −48,294 −1.27%
1972 3.8M −9,793 −0.26%
1971 3.81M +96,793 +2.6%
1970 3.72M +17,826 +0.48%
1969 3.7M −113,846 −2.99%
1968 3.81M −12,935 −0.34%
1967 3.83M +34,910 +0.92%
1966 3.79M +133,717 +3.66%
1965 3.66M +230,651 +6.73%
1964 3.43M +165,338 +5.07%
1963 3.26M +60,688 +1.9%
1962 3.2M +140,426 +4.59%
1961 3.06M

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.