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.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	AustraliaAustralia	960.04 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
2	KazakhstanKazakhstan	890.7 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
3	NigerNiger	601.53 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
4	CanadaCanada	514 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
5	SudanSudan	305.19 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
6	UkraineUkraine	301.73 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
7	HungaryHungary	290.82 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
8	RussiaRussia	287.6 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
9	LithuaniaLithuania	278.97 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
10	DenmarkDenmark	278.55 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
11	RomaniaRomania	268.26 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
12	ChadChad	249.57 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
13	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	241.11 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
14	MoldovaMoldova	240.75 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
15	ArgentinaArgentina	234.38 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
16	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	233.12 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
17	MaliMali	230.75 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
18	FinlandFinland	226.36 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
19	BulgariaBulgaria	222.73 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	221.59 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
20	PolandPoland	218.23 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
21	BelarusBelarus	218.18 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
22	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	214.14 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
23	EstoniaEstonia	208.6 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
24	LatviaLatvia	206.69 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	206.29 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
25	TurkeyTurkey	195.58 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
26	United StatesUnited States	191.65 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
27	MoroccoMorocco	180.74 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
28	ThailandThailand	179.24 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
29	GuyanaGuyana	177.31 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
30	CambodiaCambodia	176.6 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
31	SyriaSyria	172.77 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	170.24 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	166.72 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
32	UruguayUruguay	160.25 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
33	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	157.75 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	155.04 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	153.12 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
34	IraqIraq	152.58 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	150.98 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
35	SpainSpain	150.97 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
36	FranceFrance	150.66 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	149.72 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
37	SlovakiaSlovakia	147.51 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
38	LaosLaos	145.13 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	139.92 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
39	TunisiaTunisia	139.65 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
40	EthiopiaEthiopia	137.73 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	137.58 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
41	BurmaBurma	137.49 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	135.55 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
42	IranIran	132.56 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
43	The GambiaThe Gambia	130.25 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
44	ParaguayParaguay	129.97 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	129.77 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
45	NigeriaNigeria	129.53 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
46	ZimbabweZimbabwe	127.72 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
47	NepalNepal	123.85 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
48	CroatiaCroatia	121.38 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
49	TogoTogo	121.07 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
50	NamibiaNamibia	120.27 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
51	BeninBenin	120.11 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	119.91 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
52	East TimorEast Timor	117.88 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
53	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	117.73 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
54	SurinameSuriname	114.31 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
55	GreeceGreece	113.87 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
56	SwedenSweden	112.42 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	109.23 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
57	BrazilBrazil	102.4 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
58	SenegalSenegal	102.33 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
59	AfghanistanAfghanistan	102.31 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
60	NicaraguaNicaragua	101.85 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
61	VietnamVietnam	100.73 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
62	MozambiqueMozambique	99.93 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	99.87 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	98.63 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	98.05 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
63	AustriaAustria	97.04 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
64	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	96.76 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
65	MalawiMalawi	96.65 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
66	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	94.53 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
67	BoliviaBolivia	93.06 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
68	TanzaniaTanzania	92.39 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
69	South AfricaSouth Africa	91.63 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
70	AngolaAngola	91.44 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
71	IndiaIndia	90.86 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	90.56 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
72	MexicoMexico	90.03 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	89.24 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
73	SomaliaSomalia	88.19 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
74	BhutanBhutan	87.71 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
75	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	86.63 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
76	GuineaGuinea	86.42 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
77	LesothoLesotho	85.49 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
78	EritreaEritrea	84.98 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
79	BangladeshBangladesh	83.08 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
80	GermanyGermany	82.93 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
81	CyprusCyprus	82.46 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
82	PakistanPakistan	82.23 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
83	PhilippinesPhilippines	81.5 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
84	MadagascarMadagascar	81.11 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	81.05 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
85	MauritaniaMauritania	79.19 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
86	GeorgiaGeorgia	75.54 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	72.53 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
87	CameroonCameroon	72 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
88	AlgeriaAlgeria	71.55 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
89	NorwayNorway	70.45 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
90	IndonesiaIndonesia	69.39 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
91	BelizeBelize	68.37 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
92	ItalyItaly	68.23 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
93	ArmeniaArmenia	67.01 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
94	IrelandIreland	66.34 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
95	EcuadorEcuador	66.11 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	64.22 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
96	ChinaChina	63.6 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
97	KenyaKenya	63.57 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
98	MongoliaMongolia	62.29 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	61.97 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
99	UzbekistanUzbekistan	61.75 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
100	GhanaGhana	60.27 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
101	LuxembourgLuxembourg	60 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
102	TajikistanTajikistan	59.99 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	58.8 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
103	LibyaLibya	58.2 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
104	HondurasHonduras	57.8 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
105	North KoreaNorth Korea	57.77 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
106	UgandaUganda	55.7 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
107	PanamaPanama	55.26 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
108	HaitiHaiti	54.06 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
109	GuatemalaGuatemala	52.86 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
110	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	51.06 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
111	SwazilandSwaziland	50.99 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
112	El SalvadorEl Salvador	49.41 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
113	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	48.58 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
114	Sri LankaSri Lanka	48.42 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
115	SloveniaSlovenia	48.16 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
116	ZambiaZambia	48.13 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
117	BotswanaBotswana	47.79 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
118	AlbaniaAlbania	47.19 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
119	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	45.79 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
120	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	45.69 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
121	ChileChile	41.56 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
122	PeruPeru	41.52 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
123	EgyptEgypt	41.15 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
124	VenezuelaVenezuela	40.22 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
125	RwandaRwanda	38.64 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
126	PortugalPortugal	36.95 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
127	LiberiaLiberia	36.55 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
128	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	34.35 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
129	YemenYemen	32.8 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
130	BelgiumBelgium	30.77 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
131	Cape VerdeCape Verde	29.6 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
132	New ZealandNew Zealand	28.45 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
133	MalaysiaMalaysia	27.66 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
134	BurundiBurundi	27.65 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
135	ColombiaColombia	27.44 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
136	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	27.18 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
137	ComorosComoros	26.14 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
138	CubaCuba	25.36 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
139	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	22.55 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
140	South KoreaSouth Korea	22.28 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
141	JapanJapan	15.81 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
142	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	15.51 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
143	LebanonLebanon	15.16 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
144	GabonGabon	14.09 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
145	Costa RicaCosta Rica	13.93 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
146	IsraelIsrael	13.66 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
147	NetherlandsNetherlands	13.27 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
148	JordanJordan	11.38 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
149	FijiFiji	8.28 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
150	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	7.03 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
151	MaltaMalta	6.82 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
152	VanuatuVanuatu	6.15 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
153	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	4.59 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
154	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	3.28 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
155	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	2.93 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
156	GrenadaGrenada	2.82 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
157	QatarQatar	2.61 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
158	BruneiBrunei	2.01 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
159	DominicaDominica	1.88 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
160	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	1.7 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
161	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	1.68 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
162	Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia	1.12 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
163	OmanOman	0.974 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
164	KuwaitKuwait	0.513 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
165	The BahamasThe Bahamas	0.511 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
166	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	0.51 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
167	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	0.459 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
168	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	0.438 hectares per 1,000 peop	1979
169	BarbadosBarbados	0.352 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
170	JamaicaJamaica	0.33 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
171	GuamGuam	0.088 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
172	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	0.066 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
173	MauritiusMauritius	0.051 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
174	MaldivesMaldives	0.015 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
175	DjiboutiDjibouti	0.008 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005
176	United Arab EmiratesUAE	0.002 hectares per 1,000 peop	2005

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