United States - Land under cereal production

Land under cereal production (hectares)

The value for Land under cereal production (hectares) in United States was 53,839,360 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 77,733,140 in 1981 and a minimum value of 52,861,860 in 2006.

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 64,869,560
1962 60,548,010
1963 62,420,210
1964 60,977,010
1965 60,379,260
1966 61,141,620
1967 65,847,780
1968 63,042,020
1969 59,258,750
1970 59,229,150
1971 63,782,290
1972 58,369,290
1973 64,531,440
1974 68,262,060
1975 72,020,440
1976 73,082,440
1977 72,223,060
1978 67,303,430
1979 68,371,360
1980 71,550,450
1981 77,733,140
1982 76,214,780
1983 58,729,140
1984 71,957,020
1985 72,873,500
1986 67,107,720
1987 59,233,500
1988 55,714,420
1989 63,533,010
1990 65,700,000
1991 62,131,080
1992 65,890,400
1993 60,273,830
1994 64,017,420
1995 59,766,550
1996 64,881,020
1997 63,803,410
1998 61,556,510
1999 58,461,970
2000 58,526,100
2001 55,166,820
2002 53,570,700
2003 57,813,090
2004 56,782,660
2005 56,805,880
2006 52,861,860
2007 61,919,590
2008 60,985,600
2009 57,937,340
2010 57,483,700
2011 56,668,630
2012 60,253,270
2013 59,486,800
2014 57,979,030
2015 58,125,150
2016 58,445,040
2017 53,165,080
2018 53,839,360

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Agricultural production