Agriculture > Produce > Land under cereal > Production > Hectares > Per capita: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 960.04 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 890.7 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Niger | 601.53 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 4 | Canada | 514 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 5 | Sudan | 305.19 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Ukraine | 301.73 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Hungary | 290.82 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 8 | Russia | 287.6 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Lithuania | 278.97 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 10 | Denmark | 278.55 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Romania | 268.26 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Chad | 249.57 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 13 | Serbia and Montenegro | 241.11 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Moldova | 240.75 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Argentina | 234.38 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 233.12 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 17 | Mali | 230.75 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 18 | Finland | 226.36 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Bulgaria | 222.73 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 221.59 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 20 | Poland | 218.23 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 21 | Belarus | 218.18 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Turkmenistan | 214.14 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 23 | Estonia | 208.6 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Latvia | 206.69 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 206.29 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 25 | Turkey | 195.58 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 26 | United States | 191.65 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Morocco | 180.74 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Thailand | 179.24 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 29 | Guyana | 177.31 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 30 | Cambodia | 176.6 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 31 | Syria | 172.77 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 170.24 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 166.72 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 32 | Uruguay | 160.25 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 33 | Czech Republic | 157.75 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 155.04 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 153.12 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 34 | Iraq | 152.58 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 150.98 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 35 | Spain | 150.97 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 36 | France | 150.66 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 149.72 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 37 | Slovakia | 147.51 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 38 | Laos | 145.13 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 139.92 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 39 | Tunisia | 139.65 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 40 | Ethiopia | 137.73 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 137.58 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 41 | Burma | 137.49 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 135.55 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 42 | Iran | 132.56 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 43 | The Gambia | 130.25 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 44 | Paraguay | 129.97 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 129.77 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 45 | Nigeria | 129.53 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 46 | Zimbabwe | 127.72 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 47 | Nepal | 123.85 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 48 | Croatia | 121.38 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 49 | Togo | 121.07 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 50 | Namibia | 120.27 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 51 | Benin | 120.11 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 119.91 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 52 | East Timor | 117.88 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 117.73 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 54 | Suriname | 114.31 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 55 | Greece | 113.87 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 56 | Sweden | 112.42 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 109.23 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 57 | Brazil | 102.4 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 58 | Senegal | 102.33 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 59 | Afghanistan | 102.31 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 60 | Nicaragua | 101.85 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 61 | Vietnam | 100.73 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 62 | Mozambique | 99.93 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 99.87 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 98.63 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 98.05 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 63 | Austria | 97.04 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 64 | Guinea-Bissau | 96.76 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 65 | Malawi | 96.65 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 94.53 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 67 | Bolivia | 93.06 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 68 | Tanzania | 92.39 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 69 | South Africa | 91.63 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 70 | Angola | 91.44 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 71 | India | 90.86 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 90.56 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 72 | Mexico | 90.03 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 89.24 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 73 | Somalia | 88.19 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 74 | Bhutan | 87.71 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 75 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86.63 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 76 | Guinea | 86.42 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 77 | Lesotho | 85.49 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 78 | Eritrea | 84.98 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 79 | Bangladesh | 83.08 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 80 | Germany | 82.93 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 81 | Cyprus | 82.46 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 82 | Pakistan | 82.23 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 83 | Philippines | 81.5 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 84 | Madagascar | 81.11 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 81.05 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 85 | Mauritania | 79.19 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 86 | Georgia | 75.54 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 72.53 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 87 | Cameroon | 72 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 88 | Algeria | 71.55 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 89 | Norway | 70.45 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 90 | Indonesia | 69.39 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 91 | Belize | 68.37 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 92 | Italy | 68.23 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 93 | Armenia | 67.01 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 94 | Ireland | 66.34 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 95 | Ecuador | 66.11 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 64.22 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 96 | China | 63.6 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 97 | Kenya | 63.57 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 98 | Mongolia | 62.29 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 61.97 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 99 | Uzbekistan | 61.75 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 100 | Ghana | 60.27 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 101 | Luxembourg | 60 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 102 | Tajikistan | 59.99 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 58.8 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | |||
| 103 | Libya | 58.2 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 104 | Honduras | 57.8 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 105 | North Korea | 57.77 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 106 | Uganda | 55.7 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 107 | Panama | 55.26 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 108 | Haiti | 54.06 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 109 | Guatemala | 52.86 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 110 | Cote d'Ivoire | 51.06 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 111 | Swaziland | 50.99 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 112 | El Salvador | 49.41 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 113 | United Kingdom | 48.58 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 48.42 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 115 | Slovenia | 48.16 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 116 | Zambia | 48.13 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 117 | Botswana | 47.79 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 118 | Albania | 47.19 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 119 | Sierra Leone | 45.79 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 120 | Central African Republic | 45.69 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 121 | Chile | 41.56 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 122 | Peru | 41.52 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 123 | Egypt | 41.15 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 124 | Venezuela | 40.22 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 125 | Rwanda | 38.64 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 126 | Portugal | 36.95 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 127 | Liberia | 36.55 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 128 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 34.35 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 129 | Yemen | 32.8 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 130 | Belgium | 30.77 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 131 | Cape Verde | 29.6 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 132 | New Zealand | 28.45 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 133 | Malaysia | 27.66 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 134 | Burundi | 27.65 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 135 | Colombia | 27.44 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 136 | Saudi Arabia | 27.18 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 137 | Comoros | 26.14 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 138 | Cuba | 25.36 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 139 | Switzerland | 22.55 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 140 | South Korea | 22.28 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 141 | Japan | 15.81 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 142 | Dominican Republic | 15.51 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 143 | Lebanon | 15.16 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 144 | Gabon | 14.09 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 145 | Costa Rica | 13.93 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 146 | Israel | 13.66 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 147 | Netherlands | 13.27 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 148 | Jordan | 11.38 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 149 | Fiji | 8.28 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 150 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7.03 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 151 | Malta | 6.82 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 152 | Vanuatu | 6.15 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 153 | New Caledonia | 4.59 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 154 | Congo, Republic of the | 3.28 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 155 | Solomon Islands | 2.93 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 156 | Grenada | 2.82 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 157 | Qatar | 2.61 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 158 | Brunei | 2.01 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 159 | Dominica | 1.88 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 160 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.7 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 161 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.68 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 162 | Federated States of Micronesia | 1.12 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 163 | Oman | 0.974 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 164 | Kuwait | 0.513 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 165 | The Bahamas | 0.511 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 166 | Papua New Guinea | 0.51 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 167 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.459 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 168 | Saint Lucia | 0.438 hectares per 1,000 peop | 1979 | ||
| 169 | Barbados | 0.352 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 170 | Jamaica | 0.33 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 171 | Guam | 0.088 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 172 | Puerto Rico | 0.066 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 173 | Mauritius | 0.051 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 174 | Maldives | 0.015 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 175 | Djibouti | 0.008 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 | ||
| 176 | United Arab Emirates | 0.002 hectares per 1,000 peop | 2005 |
