Pacific island small states - Land under cereal production

Land under cereal production (hectares)

The value for Land under cereal production (hectares) in Pacific island small states was 6,007 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15,686 in 1986 and a minimum value of 4,835 in 2012.

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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Year Value
1961 13,875
1962 13,677
1963 13,088
1964 11,149
1965 9,122
1966 9,409
1967 10,709
1968 12,566
1969 12,637
1970 13,106
1971 11,417
1972 10,640
1973 9,848
1974 10,601
1975 12,094
1976 11,953
1977 12,712
1978 13,087
1979 14,068
1980 14,932
1981 14,198
1982 14,515
1983 13,548
1984 15,017
1985 15,605
1986 15,686
1987 13,955
1988 15,429
1989 15,061
1990 14,686
1991 14,739
1992 12,893
1993 12,048
1994 10,582
1995 9,592
1996 11,352
1997 10,409
1998 10,363
1999 8,932
2000 8,341
2001 8,352
2002 7,717
2003 9,216
2004 8,490
2005 9,372
2006 8,508
2007 8,256
2008 8,140
2009 7,022
2010 5,862
2011 5,729
2012 4,835
2013 5,584
2014 5,310
2015 5,647
2016 6,508
2017 6,563
2018 6,007

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Agricultural production