South Asia - Land under cereal production

Land under cereal production (hectares)

The value for Land under cereal production (hectares) in South Asia was 130,899,800 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 134,502,100 in 1983 and a minimum value of 114,373,100 in 1961.

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 114,373,100
1962 116,587,400
1963 116,761,200
1964 118,040,800
1965 117,422,300
1966 116,510,100
1967 120,741,000
1968 123,932,900
1969 126,825,100
1970 126,385,000
1971 124,910,800
1972 123,761,900
1973 129,743,800
1974 125,365,100
1975 127,698,600
1976 127,751,900
1977 130,825,000
1978 131,671,800
1979 130,885,200
1980 131,714,400
1981 133,785,300
1982 129,347,500
1983 134,502,100
1984 133,631,400
1985 132,442,500
1986 132,707,600
1987 127,095,000
1988 132,050,700
1989 133,137,800
1990 131,804,000
1991 129,163,500
1992 128,086,400
1993 129,590,500
1994 129,781,000
1995 129,271,100
1996 130,462,300
1997 130,410,700
1998 131,606,500
1999 133,117,500
2000 133,421,300
2001 130,124,000
2002 124,561,200
2003 129,942,900
2004 128,076,200
2005 130,931,400
2006 130,739,000
2007 132,324,900
2008 133,787,700
2009 130,442,100
2010 133,041,000
2011 133,536,200
2012 131,546,200
2013 132,558,400
2014 133,945,100
2015 132,880,000
2016 132,269,000
2017 132,343,800
2018 130,899,800

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Agricultural production