New Zealand - Land under cereal production

Land under cereal production (hectares)

The value for Land under cereal production (hectares) in New Zealand was 121,248 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 266,842 in 1986 and a minimum value of 110,699 in 2017.

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.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Agricultural production