Arable land (% of land area)

value: Agriculture & Rural Development

value: Climate Change

South Africa

iso2Code: ZA

iso2code: ZG

value: Sub-Saharan Africa

iso2code: ZF

value: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

value: IBRD

capitalCity: Pretoria

country_code: ZAF

country_name: South Africa

value: Annual

value: Environment: Land use

value:
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable. For example, permanent pastures are quite different in nature and intensity in African countries and dry Middle Eastern countries.

The data collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations from official national sources through the questionnaire are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations. Data on agricultural land are valuable for conducting studies on a various perspectives concerning agricultural production, food security and for deriving cropping intensity among others uses. Agricultural land indicator, along with land-use indicators, can also elucidate the environmental sustainability of countries' agricultural practices.

True comparability of the data is limited, by variations in definitions, statistical methods, and quality of data. Countries use different definitions land use. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the primary compiler of the data, occasionally adjusts its definitions of land use categories and revises earlier data. Because the data reflect changes in reporting procedures as well as actual changes in land use, apparent trends should be interpreted cautiously.

Satellite images show land use that differs from that of ground-based measures in area under cultivation and type of land use. Moreover, land use data in some countries (India is an example) are based on reporting systems designed for collecting tax revenue. With land taxes no longer a major source of government revenue, the quality and coverage of land use data have declined.

value:
Agricultural land covers more than one-third of the world's land area. Agricultural land constitutes only a part of any country's total area, which can include areas not suitable for agriculture, such as forests, mountains, and inland water bodies.

Agriculture is still a major sector in many economies, and agricultural activities provide developing countries with food and revenue. But agricultural activities also can degrade natural resources. Poor farming practices can cause soil erosion and loss of soil fertility. Efforts to increase productivity by using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and intensive irrigation have environmental costs and health impacts. Excessive use of chemical fertilizers can alter the chemistry of soil. Pesticide poisoning is common in developing countries. And salinization of irrigated land diminishes soil fertility. Thus, inappropriate use of inputs for agricultural production has far-reaching effects.

There is significant geographic variation in the availability of land considered suitable for agriculture. Increasing population and demand from other sectors place growing pressure on available resources. According to FAO, the world's cultivated area has grown by 12 percent over the last 50 years. The global irrigated area has doubled over the same period, accounting for most of the net increase in cultivated land. Agriculture already uses 11 percent of the world's land surface for crop production. It also makes use of 70 percent of all water withdrawn from aquifers, streams and lakes. Agricultural policies have primarily benefitted farmers with productive land and access to water, bypassing the majority of small-scale producers who are still locked in a poverty trap of high vulnerability, land degradation and climatic uncertainty.

Land resources are central to agriculture and rural development, and are intrinsically linked to global challenges of food insecurity and poverty, climate change adaptation and mitigation, as well as degradation and depletion of natural resources that affect the livelihoods of millions of rural people across the world.

In many industrialized countries, agricultural land is subject to zoning regulations. In the context of zoning, agricultural land (or more properly agriculturally zoned land) refers to plots that may be used for agricultural activities, regardless of the physical type or quality of land.

FAO's agricultural land data contains a wide range of information on variables that are significant for: understanding the structure of a country's agricultural sector; making economic plans and policies for food security; deriving environmental indicators, including those related to investment in agriculture and data on gross crop area and net crop area which are useful for policy formulation and monitoring.


value: World Development Indicators

sourceNone: Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

value: Environment

Zambia

iso2Code: ZM

iso2code: XN

value: Lower middle income

iso2code: XI

value: IDA

capitalCity: Lusaka

country_code: ZMB

country_name: Zambia

value: Weighted average

value: Arable land (% of land area)

value: CC BY-4.0

value: Areas of former states are included in the successor states.

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

value: Temporary fallow land refers to land left fallow for less than five years. The abandoned land resulting from shifting cultivation is not included in this category. Data for "Arable land" are not meant to indicate the amount of land that is potentially cultivable. Total land area does not include inland water bodies such as major rivers and lakes. Variations from year to year may be due to updated or revised data rather than to change in area. The data collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations from official national sources through the questionnaire are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations.

schema: wb


Arable land (% of land area)

value: Agriculture & Rural Development

value: Climate Change

Zimbabwe

iso2Code: ZW

value: Sub-Saharan Africa

iso2code: XH

value: Blend

capitalCity: Harare

country_code: ZWE

country_name: Zimbabwe

value: Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.


Land under barley production (hectares)

value: Africa Development Indicators

sourceNone: Land under barley production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Production data on relate to crop harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.

Africa

value: Aggregates

country_code: AFR

country_name: Africa

value: Annual

value: Environment: Agricultural production

value: Land under barley production (hectares)

value: Sum


Angola

iso2Code: AO

value: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

value: Lower middle income

iso2code: XF

value: IBRD

capitalCity: Luanda

country_code: AGO

country_name: Angola

value: Land under barley production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Production data on relate to crop harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.


Land under barley production (hectares)

Burundi

iso2Code: BI

iso2code: XM

value: Low income

value: IDA

capitalCity: Bujumbura

country_code: BDI

country_name: Burundi

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


Benin

iso2Code: BJ

capitalCity: Porto-Novo

country_code: BEN

country_name: Benin


Land under barley production (hectares)

Burkina Faso

iso2Code: BF

capitalCity: Ouagadougou

country_code: BFA

country_name: Burkina Faso


Botswana

iso2Code: BW

iso2code: XT

value: Upper middle income

capitalCity: Gaborone

country_code: BWA

country_name: Botswana


Land under barley production (hectares)

Central African Republic

iso2Code: CF

value: Sub-Saharan Africa

capitalCity: Bangui

country_code: CAF

country_name: Central African Republic


Cote d'Ivoire

iso2Code: CI

capitalCity: Yamoussoukro

country_code: CIV

country_name: Côte d'Ivoire


Land under barley production (hectares)

Cameroon

iso2Code: CM

iso2code: ZG

value: Blend

capitalCity: Yaounde

country_code: CMR

country_name: Cameroon


Congo, Dem. Rep.

iso2Code: CD

iso2code: ZF

capitalCity: Kinshasa

country_code: COD

country_name: Congo, Dem. Rep.


Land under barley production (hectares)

Congo, Rep.

iso2Code: CG

iso2code: XN

capitalCity: Brazzaville

country_code: COG

country_name: Congo, Rep.


Comoros

iso2Code: KM

iso2code: XI

capitalCity: Moroni

country_code: COM

country_name: Comoros


Land under barley production (hectares)

Cabo Verde

iso2Code: CV

iso2code: XH

capitalCity: Praia

country_code: CPV

country_name: Cabo Verde


Djibouti

iso2Code: DJ

iso2code: ZQ

value: Middle East & North Africa

iso2code: XQ

value: Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)

capitalCity: Djibouti

country_code: DJI

country_name: Djibouti


Land under barley production (hectares)

value: Africa Development Indicators

Algeria

iso2Code: DZ

iso2code: XF

capitalCity: Algiers

country_code: DZA

country_name: Algeria


Egypt, Arab Rep.

iso2Code: EG

capitalCity: Cairo

country_code: EGY

country_name: Egypt, Arab Rep.

value: Annual


Land under barley production (hectares)

Eritrea

iso2Code: ER

iso2code: XM

capitalCity: Asmara

country_code: ERI

country_name: Eritrea

value: Environment: Agricultural production


Ethiopia

iso2Code: ET

iso2code: ZG

capitalCity: Addis Ababa

country_code: ETH

country_name: Ethiopia

value: Land under barley production (hectares)


Land under barley production (hectares)

Gabon

iso2Code: GA

iso2code: ZF

iso2code: XT

capitalCity: Libreville

country_code: GAB

country_name: Gabon

value: Sum


Ghana

iso2Code: GH

value: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

iso2code: XN

capitalCity: Accra

country_code: GHA

country_name: Ghana


Land under barley production (hectares)

Guinea

iso2Code: GN

value: Lower middle income

iso2code: XI

capitalCity: Conakry

country_code: GIN

country_name: Guinea


Gambia, The

iso2Code: GM

capitalCity: Banjul

country_code: GMB

country_name: Gambia, The


Land under barley production (hectares)

Guinea-Bissau

iso2Code: GW

capitalCity: Bissau

country_code: GNB

country_name: Guinea-Bissau


Equatorial Guinea

iso2Code: GQ

value: IBRD

capitalCity: Malabo

country_code: GNQ

country_name: Equatorial Guinea


Land under barley production (hectares)

Kenya

iso2Code: KE

iso2code: XH

capitalCity: Nairobi

country_code: KEN

country_name: Kenya

value: Land under barley production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Production data on relate to crop harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.


Liberia

iso2Code: LR

value: Low income

capitalCity: Monrovia

country_code: LBR

country_name: Liberia


Land under barley production (hectares)

Libya

iso2Code: LY

iso2code: ZQ

iso2code: XQ

iso2code: XF

capitalCity: Tripoli

country_code: LBY

country_name: Libya


Lesotho

iso2Code: LS

iso2code: ZG

value: IDA

capitalCity: Maseru

country_code: LSO

country_name: Lesotho


Land under barley production (hectares)

Morocco

iso2Code: MA

capitalCity: Rabat

country_code: MAR

country_name: Morocco

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


Madagascar

iso2Code: MG

iso2code: ZF

iso2code: XM

capitalCity: Antananarivo

country_code: MDG

country_name: Madagascar


Land under barley production (hectares)

Mali

iso2Code: ML

iso2code: XI

capitalCity: Bamako

country_code: MLI

country_name: Mali


Mozambique

iso2Code: MZ

capitalCity: Maputo

country_code: MOZ

country_name: Mozambique


Land under barley production (hectares)

Mauritania

iso2Code: MR

iso2code: XN

capitalCity: Nouakchott

country_code: MRT

country_name: Mauritania


Mauritius

iso2Code: MU

iso2code: XT

value: Upper middle income

capitalCity: Port Louis

country_code: MUS

country_name: Mauritius


Land under barley production (hectares)

Malawi

iso2Code: MW

value: Sub-Saharan Africa

capitalCity: Lilongwe

country_code: MWI

country_name: Malawi


North Africa

value: Aggregates

country_code: NAF

country_name: North Africa


Land under barley production (hectares)

Namibia

capitalCity: Windhoek

country_code: NAM

country_name: Namibia


Niger

iso2Code: NE

capitalCity: Niamey

country_code: NER

country_name: Niger


Land under barley production (hectares)

Nigeria

iso2Code: NG

iso2code: XH

value: Blend

capitalCity: Abuja

country_code: NGA

country_name: Nigeria


Rwanda

iso2Code: RW

capitalCity: Kigali

country_code: RWA

country_name: Rwanda


Land under barley production (hectares)

Sudan

iso2Code: SD

iso2code: ZG

capitalCity: Khartoum

country_code: SDN

country_name: Sudan


Senegal

iso2Code: SN

capitalCity: Dakar

country_code: SEN

country_name: Senegal


Land under barley production (hectares)

Sierra Leone

iso2Code: SL

iso2code: ZF

capitalCity: Freetown

country_code: SLE

country_name: Sierra Leone


Somalia

iso2Code: SO

iso2code: XM

capitalCity: Mogadishu

country_code: SOM

country_name: Somalia


Land under barley production (hectares)

name: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

country_code: SSA


South Sudan

iso2Code: SS

iso2code: XI

capitalCity: Juba

country_code: SSD

country_name: South Sudan


Land under barley production (hectares)

country_code: SSF

country_name: Sub-Saharan Africa


Sao Tome and Principe

iso2Code: ST

iso2code: XN

capitalCity: Sao Tome

country_code: STP

country_name: São Tomé and Principe


Land under barley production (hectares)

Eswatini

iso2Code: SZ

iso2code: XF

capitalCity: Mbabane

country_code: SWZ

country_name: Eswatini


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa

country_code: SXZ


Seychelles

iso2Code: SC

iso2code: XD

value: High income

capitalCity: Victoria

country_code: SYC

country_name: Seychelles


Land under barley production (hectares)

value: Africa Development Indicators

Chad

iso2Code: TD

capitalCity: N'Djamena

country_code: TCD

country_name: Chad


Togo

iso2Code: TG

capitalCity: Lome

country_code: TGO

country_name: Togo

value: Annual


Land under barley production (hectares)

Tunisia

iso2Code: TN

iso2code: ZQ

value: Middle East & North Africa

iso2code: XQ

value: Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)

capitalCity: Tunis

country_code: TUN

country_name: Tunisia

value: Environment: Agricultural production


Tanzania

iso2Code: TZ

iso2code: ZG

value: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

capitalCity: Dodoma

country_code: TZA

country_name: Tanzania

value: Land under barley production (hectares)

value: Sum


Land under barley production (hectares)

Uganda

iso2Code: UG

iso2code: ZF

capitalCity: Kampala

country_code: UGA

country_name: Uganda

value: Land under barley production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Production data on relate to crop harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.


name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

country_code: XZN


South Africa

iso2Code: ZA

iso2code: XT

value: IBRD

capitalCity: Pretoria

country_code: ZAF

country_name: South Africa


Land under barley production (hectares)

Zambia

iso2Code: ZM

value: Lower middle income

iso2code: XI

value: IDA

capitalCity: Lusaka

country_code: ZMB

country_name: Zambia


Zimbabwe

iso2Code: ZW

iso2code: XN

iso2code: XH

capitalCity: Harare

country_code: ZWE

country_name: Zimbabwe

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


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

sourceNone: 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.

country_code: AFR

country_name: Africa

value: Unweighted average

value: Cereal cropland (% of land area)

value: Environment: Land use

value: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files.


value: Africa Development Indicators

Angola

iso2Code: AO

value: Sub-Saharan Africa

iso2code: XF

capitalCity: Luanda

country_code: AGO

country_name: Angola

value: 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.


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Burundi

iso2Code: BI

iso2code: XM

value: Low income

capitalCity: Bujumbura

country_code: BDI

country_name: Burundi

value: Annual


Benin

iso2Code: BJ

value: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

capitalCity: Porto-Novo

country_code: BEN

country_name: Benin


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Burkina Faso

iso2Code: BF

capitalCity: Ouagadougou

country_code: BFA

country_name: Burkina Faso


Botswana

iso2Code: BW

value: Upper middle income

capitalCity: Gaborone

country_code: BWA

country_name: Botswana


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Central African Republic

iso2Code: CF

iso2code: ZG

capitalCity: Bangui

country_code: CAF

country_name: Central African Republic


Cote d'Ivoire

iso2Code: CI

iso2code: ZF

capitalCity: Yamoussoukro

country_code: CIV

country_name: Côte d'Ivoire


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Cameroon

iso2Code: CM

value: Blend

capitalCity: Yaounde

country_code: CMR

country_name: Cameroon


Congo, Dem. Rep.

iso2Code: CD

capitalCity: Kinshasa

country_code: COD

country_name: Congo, Dem. Rep.


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Congo, Rep.

iso2Code: CG

capitalCity: Brazzaville

country_code: COG

country_name: Congo, Rep.


Comoros

iso2Code: KM

iso2code: XI

capitalCity: Moroni

country_code: COM

country_name: Comoros


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Cabo Verde

iso2Code: CV

iso2code: XN

iso2code: XH

capitalCity: Praia

country_code: CPV

country_name: Cabo Verde


Djibouti

iso2Code: DJ

iso2code: ZQ

value: Middle East & North Africa

iso2code: XQ

value: Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)

capitalCity: Djibouti

country_code: DJI

country_name: Djibouti


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Algeria

iso2Code: DZ

value: Lower middle income

iso2code: XF

value: IBRD

capitalCity: Algiers

country_code: DZA

country_name: Algeria


Egypt, Arab Rep.

iso2Code: EG

capitalCity: Cairo

country_code: EGY

country_name: Egypt, Arab Rep.


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Eritrea

iso2Code: ER

iso2code: ZG

iso2code: XM

value: IDA

capitalCity: Asmara

country_code: ERI

country_name: Eritrea


Ethiopia

iso2Code: ET

iso2code: ZF

capitalCity: Addis Ababa

country_code: ETH

country_name: Ethiopia

value: Unweighted average


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Gabon

iso2Code: GA

iso2code: XT

capitalCity: Libreville

country_code: GAB

country_name: Gabon

value: Cereal cropland (% of land area)


Ghana

iso2Code: GH

iso2code: XI

capitalCity: Accra

country_code: GHA

country_name: Ghana

value: Environment: Land use


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Guinea

iso2Code: GN

iso2code: XN

capitalCity: Conakry

country_code: GIN

country_name: Guinea

value: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files.


value: Africa Development Indicators

Gambia, The

iso2Code: GM

capitalCity: Banjul

country_code: GMB

country_name: Gambia, The


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Guinea-Bissau

iso2Code: GW

value: Sub-Saharan Africa

capitalCity: Bissau

country_code: GNB

country_name: Guinea-Bissau


Equatorial Guinea

iso2Code: GQ

capitalCity: Malabo

country_code: GNQ

country_name: Equatorial Guinea

value: 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.


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Kenya

iso2Code: KE

iso2code: XH

capitalCity: Nairobi

country_code: KEN

country_name: Kenya


Liberia

iso2Code: LR

value: Low income

capitalCity: Monrovia

country_code: LBR

country_name: Liberia


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Libya

iso2Code: LY

iso2code: ZQ

iso2code: XQ

iso2code: XF

capitalCity: Tripoli

country_code: LBY

country_name: Libya

value: Annual


Lesotho

iso2Code: LS

iso2code: ZG

iso2code: ZF

value: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

capitalCity: Maseru

country_code: LSO

country_name: Lesotho


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Morocco

iso2Code: MA

capitalCity: Rabat

country_code: MAR

country_name: Morocco


Madagascar

iso2Code: MG

iso2code: XM

iso2code: XI

capitalCity: Antananarivo

country_code: MDG

country_name: Madagascar


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Mali

iso2Code: ML

capitalCity: Bamako

country_code: MLI

country_name: Mali


Mozambique

iso2Code: MZ

capitalCity: Maputo

country_code: MOZ

country_name: Mozambique


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Mauritania

iso2Code: MR

iso2code: XN

capitalCity: Nouakchott

country_code: MRT

country_name: Mauritania


Mauritius

iso2Code: MU

iso2code: XT

value: Upper middle income

capitalCity: Port Louis

country_code: MUS

country_name: Mauritius


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Malawi

iso2Code: MW

capitalCity: Lilongwe

country_code: MWI

country_name: Malawi


North Africa

value: Aggregates

country_code: NAF

country_name: North Africa


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Namibia

capitalCity: Windhoek

country_code: NAM

country_name: Namibia


Niger

iso2Code: NE

capitalCity: Niamey

country_code: NER

country_name: Niger


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Nigeria

iso2Code: NG

iso2code: XH

value: Blend

capitalCity: Abuja

country_code: NGA

country_name: Nigeria


Rwanda

iso2Code: RW

capitalCity: Kigali

country_code: RWA

country_name: Rwanda


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Sudan

iso2Code: SD

iso2code: ZG

capitalCity: Khartoum

country_code: SDN

country_name: Sudan


Senegal

iso2Code: SN

iso2code: ZF

capitalCity: Dakar

country_code: SEN

country_name: Senegal


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Sierra Leone

iso2Code: SL

iso2code: XM

capitalCity: Freetown

country_code: SLE

country_name: Sierra Leone


Somalia

iso2Code: SO

iso2code: XI

capitalCity: Mogadishu

country_code: SOM

country_name: Somalia


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

country_code: SSA

country_name: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)


South Sudan

iso2Code: SS

capitalCity: Juba

country_code: SSD

country_name: South Sudan


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

country_code: SSF

country_name: Sub-Saharan Africa


Sao Tome and Principe

iso2Code: ST

iso2code: XN

capitalCity: Sao Tome

country_code: STP

country_name: São Tomé and Principe


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Eswatini

iso2Code: SZ

iso2code: XF

capitalCity: Mbabane

country_code: SWZ

country_name: Eswatini


country_code: SXZ

country_name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa


Seychelles

iso2Code: SC

iso2code: XD

value: High income

capitalCity: Victoria

country_code: SYC

country_name: Seychelles


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Chad

iso2Code: TD

capitalCity: N'Djamena

country_code: TCD

country_name: Chad


Togo

iso2Code: TG

capitalCity: Lome

country_code: TGO

country_name: Togo


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Tunisia

iso2Code: TN

iso2code: ZQ

value: Middle East & North Africa

iso2code: XQ

value: Middle East & North Africa (excluding high income)

value: Lower middle income

capitalCity: Tunis

country_code: TUN

country_name: Tunisia


Tanzania

iso2Code: TZ

iso2code: ZG

iso2code: ZF

value: IDA

capitalCity: Dodoma

country_code: TZA

country_name: Tanzania

value: Unweighted average


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Uganda

iso2Code: UG

iso2code: XM

capitalCity: Kampala

country_code: UGA

country_name: Uganda

value: Cereal cropland (% of land area)

value: Environment: Land use


value: Africa Development Indicators

country_code: XZN

country_name: Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria

value: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files.


South Africa

iso2Code: ZA

value: Sub-Saharan Africa

iso2code: XT

value: IBRD

capitalCity: Pretoria

country_code: ZAF

country_name: South Africa

value: 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.


Cereal cropland (% of land area)

Zambia

iso2Code: ZM

value: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

iso2code: XN

iso2code: XI

capitalCity: Lusaka

country_code: ZMB

country_name: Zambia

value: Annual


Zimbabwe

iso2Code: ZW

iso2code: XH

capitalCity: Harare

country_code: ZWE

country_name: Zimbabwe


Land under cereal production (hectares)

value: World Development Indicators

value: Agriculture & Rural Development

Aruba

iso2Code: AW

iso2code: ZJ

value: Latin America & Caribbean

iso2code: XD

iso2code: XX

value: Not classified

capitalCity: Oranjestad

country_code: ABW

country_name: Aruba

value: Sum

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

value:
Cereals production includes 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.

A cereal is a grass cultivated for the edible components of their grain, composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy worldwide than any other type of crop; cereal crops therefore can also be called staple crops.

value:
The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality od seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

In developed countries, cereal crops are universally machine-harvested, typically using a combine harvester, which cuts, threshes, and winnows the grain during a single pass across the field. In many industrialized countries, particularly in the United States and Canada, farmers commonly deliver their newly harvested grain to a grain elevator or a storage facility that consolidates the crops of many farmers. In developing countries, a variety of harvesting methods are used in cereal cultivation, depending on the cost of labor, from small combines to hand tools such as the scythe or cradle.

Crop production systems have evolved rapidly over the past century and have resulted in significantly increased crop yields, but have also created undesirable environmental side-effects such as soil degradation and erosion, pollution from chemical fertilizers and agrochemicals and a loss of bio-diversity. Factors such as the green revolution, has led to impressive progress in increasing cereals yields over the last few decades. This progress, however, is not equal across all regions. Continued progress depends on maintaining agricultural research and education. The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality of seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

Agriculture is still a major sector in many economies, and agricultural activities provide developing countries with food and revenue. But agricultural activities also can degrade natural resources. Poor farming practices can cause soil erosion and loss of soil fertility. Efforts to increase productivity by using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and intensive irrigation have environmental costs and health impacts. Salinization of irrigated land diminishes soil fertility. Thus, inappropriate use of inputs for agricultural production has far-reaching effects.

There is no single correct mix of inputs to the agricultural land, as it is dependent on local climate, land quality, and economic development; appropriate levels and application rates vary by country and over time and depend on the type of crops, the climate and soils, and the production process used.

value: Environment: Agricultural production

value: Hectares

value: CC BY-4.0

value:
The data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through annual questionnaires. They are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations. The FAO tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable. For example, permanent pastures are quite different in nature and intensity in African countries and dry Middle Eastern countries.

Data on agricultural land are valuable for conducting studies on a various perspectives concerning agricultural production, food security and for deriving cropping intensity among others uses.

value: The world and regional aggregate series do not include data from countries that no longer exist.

value: Land under cereal production (hectares)


Africa Eastern and Southern

iso2Code: ZH

value: Aggregates

country_code: AFE

country_name: Africa Eastern and Southern

value: 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.


Land under cereal production (hectares)

Afghanistan

iso2Code: AF

value: South Asia

value: Low income

value: IDA

capitalCity: Kabul

country_code: AFG

country_name: Afghanistan

value: Annual


value: World Development Indicators

value: Agriculture & Rural Development

Africa Western and Central

iso2Code: ZI

country_code: AFW

country_name: Africa Western and Central


Land under cereal production (hectares)

Angola

iso2Code: AO

iso2code: ZG

value: Sub-Saharan Africa

iso2code: ZF

value: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

value: Lower middle income

iso2code: XF

value: IBRD

capitalCity: Luanda

country_code: AGO

country_name: Angola

value: Sum

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


Albania

iso2Code: AL

value: Europe & Central Asia

value: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

iso2code: XT

value: Upper middle income

capitalCity: Tirane

country_code: ALB

country_name: Albania

value:
Cereals production includes 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.

A cereal is a grass cultivated for the edible components of their grain, composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy worldwide than any other type of crop; cereal crops therefore can also be called staple crops.

value:
The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality od seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

In developed countries, cereal crops are universally machine-harvested, typically using a combine harvester, which cuts, threshes, and winnows the grain during a single pass across the field. In many industrialized countries, particularly in the United States and Canada, farmers commonly deliver their newly harvested grain to a grain elevator or a storage facility that consolidates the crops of many farmers. In developing countries, a variety of harvesting methods are used in cereal cultivation, depending on the cost of labor, from small combines to hand tools such as the scythe or cradle.

Crop production systems have evolved rapidly over the past century and have resulted in significantly increased crop yields, but have also created undesirable environmental side-effects such as soil degradation and erosion, pollution from chemical fertilizers and agrochemicals and a loss of bio-diversity. Factors such as the green revolution, has led to impressive progress in increasing cereals yields over the last few decades. This progress, however, is not equal across all regions. Continued progress depends on maintaining agricultural research and education. The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality of seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

Agriculture is still a major sector in many economies, and agricultural activities provide developing countries with food and revenue. But agricultural activities also can degrade natural resources. Poor farming practices can cause soil erosion and loss of soil fertility. Efforts to increase productivity by using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and intensive irrigation have environmental costs and health impacts. Salinization of irrigated land diminishes soil fertility. Thus, inappropriate use of inputs for agricultural production has far-reaching effects.

There is no single correct mix of inputs to the agricultural land, as it is dependent on local climate, land quality, and economic development; appropriate levels and application rates vary by country and over time and depend on the type of crops, the climate and soils, and the production process used.

value: Environment: Agricultural production

value: Hectares

value: CC BY-4.0

value:
The data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through annual questionnaires. They are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations. The FAO tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable. For example, permanent pastures are quite different in nature and intensity in African countries and dry Middle Eastern countries.

Data on agricultural land are valuable for conducting studies on a various perspectives concerning agricultural production, food security and for deriving cropping intensity among others uses.


Land under cereal production (hectares)

value: World Development Indicators

Andorra

iso2Code: AD

value: High income

value: Not classified

capitalCity: Andorra la Vella

country_code: AND

country_name: Andorra

value: Annual

value: The world and regional aggregate series do not include data from countries that no longer exist.

value: Land under cereal production (hectares)

value: 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.


value: Agriculture & Rural Development

Arab World

value: Aggregates

country_code: ARB

country_name: Arab World

value: Sum

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


Land under cereal production (hectares)

United Arab Emirates

iso2Code: AE

iso2code: ZQ

value: Middle East & North Africa

capitalCity: Abu Dhabi

country_code: ARE

country_name: United Arab Emirates

value:
Cereals production includes 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.

A cereal is a grass cultivated for the edible components of their grain, composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy worldwide than any other type of crop; cereal crops therefore can also be called staple crops.


Argentina

iso2Code: AR

value: Latin America & Caribbean

iso2code: XJ

value: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

value: Upper middle income

value: IBRD

capitalCity: Buenos Aires

country_code: ARG

country_name: Argentina

value:
The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality od seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

In developed countries, cereal crops are universally machine-harvested, typically using a combine harvester, which cuts, threshes, and winnows the grain during a single pass across the field. In many industrialized countries, particularly in the United States and Canada, farmers commonly deliver their newly harvested grain to a grain elevator or a storage facility that consolidates the crops of many farmers. In developing countries, a variety of harvesting methods are used in cereal cultivation, depending on the cost of labor, from small combines to hand tools such as the scythe or cradle.

Crop production systems have evolved rapidly over the past century and have resulted in significantly increased crop yields, but have also created undesirable environmental side-effects such as soil degradation and erosion, pollution from chemical fertilizers and agrochemicals and a loss of bio-diversity. Factors such as the green revolution, has led to impressive progress in increasing cereals yields over the last few decades. This progress, however, is not equal across all regions. Continued progress depends on maintaining agricultural research and education. The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality of seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

Agriculture is still a major sector in many economies, and agricultural activities provide developing countries with food and revenue. But agricultural activities also can degrade natural resources. Poor farming practices can cause soil erosion and loss of soil fertility. Efforts to increase productivity by using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and intensive irrigation have environmental costs and health impacts. Salinization of irrigated land diminishes soil fertility. Thus, inappropriate use of inputs for agricultural production has far-reaching effects.

There is no single correct mix of inputs to the agricultural land, as it is dependent on local climate, land quality, and economic development; appropriate levels and application rates vary by country and over time and depend on the type of crops, the climate and soils, and the production process used.

value: Environment: Agricultural production


Land under cereal production (hectares)

value: World Development Indicators

Armenia

iso2Code: AM

value: Europe & Central Asia

value: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

capitalCity: Yerevan

country_code: ARM

country_name: Armenia

value: Hectares

value: CC BY-4.0

value:
The data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through annual questionnaires. They are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations. The FAO tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable. For example, permanent pastures are quite different in nature and intensity in African countries and dry Middle Eastern countries.

Data on agricultural land are valuable for conducting studies on a various perspectives concerning agricultural production, food security and for deriving cropping intensity among others uses.


value: Agriculture & Rural Development

American Samoa

iso2Code: AS

value: East Asia & Pacific

iso2code: XD

value: High income

value: Not classified

capitalCity: Pago Pago

country_code: ASM

country_name: American Samoa

value: Annual

value: The world and regional aggregate series do not include data from countries that no longer exist.

value: Land under cereal production (hectares)

value: 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.


Land under cereal production (hectares)

Antigua and Barbuda

iso2Code: AG

iso2code: ZJ

value: Latin America & Caribbean

value: IBRD

capitalCity: Saint John's

country_code: ATG

country_name: Antigua and Barbuda

value: Sum

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

value:
Cereals production includes 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.

A cereal is a grass cultivated for the edible components of their grain, composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy worldwide than any other type of crop; cereal crops therefore can also be called staple crops.


value: World Development Indicators

Australia

iso2Code: AU

iso2code: XX

capitalCity: Canberra

country_code: AUS

country_name: Australia

value:
The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality od seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

In developed countries, cereal crops are universally machine-harvested, typically using a combine harvester, which cuts, threshes, and winnows the grain during a single pass across the field. In many industrialized countries, particularly in the United States and Canada, farmers commonly deliver their newly harvested grain to a grain elevator or a storage facility that consolidates the crops of many farmers. In developing countries, a variety of harvesting methods are used in cereal cultivation, depending on the cost of labor, from small combines to hand tools such as the scythe or cradle.

Crop production systems have evolved rapidly over the past century and have resulted in significantly increased crop yields, but have also created undesirable environmental side-effects such as soil degradation and erosion, pollution from chemical fertilizers and agrochemicals and a loss of bio-diversity. Factors such as the green revolution, has led to impressive progress in increasing cereals yields over the last few decades. This progress, however, is not equal across all regions. Continued progress depends on maintaining agricultural research and education. The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality of seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

Agriculture is still a major sector in many economies, and agricultural activities provide developing countries with food and revenue. But agricultural activities also can degrade natural resources. Poor farming practices can cause soil erosion and loss of soil fertility. Efforts to increase productivity by using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and intensive irrigation have environmental costs and health impacts. Salinization of irrigated land diminishes soil fertility. Thus, inappropriate use of inputs for agricultural production has far-reaching effects.

There is no single correct mix of inputs to the agricultural land, as it is dependent on local climate, land quality, and economic development; appropriate levels and application rates vary by country and over time and depend on the type of crops, the climate and soils, and the production process used.

value: Environment: Agricultural production


Land under cereal production (hectares)

Austria

iso2Code: AT

value: Europe & Central Asia

capitalCity: Vienna

country_code: AUT

country_name: Austria

value: Hectares

value: CC BY-4.0

value:
The data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through annual questionnaires. They are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations. The FAO tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable. For example, permanent pastures are quite different in nature and intensity in African countries and dry Middle Eastern countries.

Data on agricultural land are valuable for conducting studies on a various perspectives concerning agricultural production, food security and for deriving cropping intensity among others uses.


value: Agriculture & Rural Development

Azerbaijan

iso2Code: AZ

value: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

value: Upper middle income

capitalCity: Baku

country_code: AZE

country_name: Azerbaijan


Land under cereal production (hectares)

Burundi

iso2Code: BI

iso2code: ZG

value: Sub-Saharan Africa

iso2code: ZF

value: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

iso2code: XM

value: Low income

iso2code: XI

value: IDA

capitalCity: Bujumbura

country_code: BDI

country_name: Burundi

value: Annual

value: The world and regional aggregate series do not include data from countries that no longer exist.

value: Land under cereal production (hectares)


value: World Development Indicators

Belgium

iso2Code: BE

value: High income

value: Not classified

capitalCity: Brussels

country_code: BEL

country_name: Belgium

value: Sum

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

value:
Cereals production includes 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.

A cereal is a grass cultivated for the edible components of their grain, composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy worldwide than any other type of crop; cereal crops therefore can also be called staple crops.

value: 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.


Land under cereal production (hectares)

value: Agriculture & Rural Development

Benin

iso2Code: BJ

iso2code: XN

value: Lower middle income

capitalCity: Porto-Novo

country_code: BEN

country_name: Benin

value:
The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality od seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

In developed countries, cereal crops are universally machine-harvested, typically using a combine harvester, which cuts, threshes, and winnows the grain during a single pass across the field. In many industrialized countries, particularly in the United States and Canada, farmers commonly deliver their newly harvested grain to a grain elevator or a storage facility that consolidates the crops of many farmers. In developing countries, a variety of harvesting methods are used in cereal cultivation, depending on the cost of labor, from small combines to hand tools such as the scythe or cradle.

Crop production systems have evolved rapidly over the past century and have resulted in significantly increased crop yields, but have also created undesirable environmental side-effects such as soil degradation and erosion, pollution from chemical fertilizers and agrochemicals and a loss of bio-diversity. Factors such as the green revolution, has led to impressive progress in increasing cereals yields over the last few decades. This progress, however, is not equal across all regions. Continued progress depends on maintaining agricultural research and education. The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality of seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

Agriculture is still a major sector in many economies, and agricultural activities provide developing countries with food and revenue. But agricultural activities also can degrade natural resources. Poor farming practices can cause soil erosion and loss of soil fertility. Efforts to increase productivity by using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and intensive irrigation have environmental costs and health impacts. Salinization of irrigated land diminishes soil fertility. Thus, inappropriate use of inputs for agricultural production has far-reaching effects.

There is no single correct mix of inputs to the agricultural land, as it is dependent on local climate, land quality, and economic development; appropriate levels and application rates vary by country and over time and depend on the type of crops, the climate and soils, and the production process used.

value: Environment: Agricultural production

value: Hectares

value: CC BY-4.0

value:
The data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through annual questionnaires. They are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations. The FAO tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable. For example, permanent pastures are quite different in nature and intensity in African countries and dry Middle Eastern countries.

Data on agricultural land are valuable for conducting studies on a various perspectives concerning agricultural production, food security and for deriving cropping intensity among others uses.


Burkina Faso

iso2Code: BF

value: Sub-Saharan Africa

value: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

value: Low income

value: IDA

capitalCity: Ouagadougou

country_code: BFA

country_name: Burkina Faso

value: Annual


Land under cereal production (hectares)

value: World Development Indicators

Bangladesh

iso2Code: BD

value: South Asia

capitalCity: Dhaka

country_code: BGD

country_name: Bangladesh

value: The world and regional aggregate series do not include data from countries that no longer exist.

value: Land under cereal production (hectares)


Bulgaria

iso2Code: BG

value: Europe & Central Asia

value: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

iso2code: XT

value: Upper middle income

iso2code: XF

value: IBRD

capitalCity: Sofia

country_code: BGR

country_name: Bulgaria

value: Sum

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

value:
Cereals production includes 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.

A cereal is a grass cultivated for the edible components of their grain, composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy worldwide than any other type of crop; cereal crops therefore can also be called staple crops.

value: 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.


Land under cereal production (hectares)

value: Agriculture & Rural Development

Bahrain

iso2Code: BH

iso2code: ZQ

value: Middle East & North Africa

iso2code: XD

value: High income

value: Not classified

capitalCity: Manama

country_code: BHR

country_name: Bahrain

value:
The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality od seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

In developed countries, cereal crops are universally machine-harvested, typically using a combine harvester, which cuts, threshes, and winnows the grain during a single pass across the field. In many industrialized countries, particularly in the United States and Canada, farmers commonly deliver their newly harvested grain to a grain elevator or a storage facility that consolidates the crops of many farmers. In developing countries, a variety of harvesting methods are used in cereal cultivation, depending on the cost of labor, from small combines to hand tools such as the scythe or cradle.

Crop production systems have evolved rapidly over the past century and have resulted in significantly increased crop yields, but have also created undesirable environmental side-effects such as soil degradation and erosion, pollution from chemical fertilizers and agrochemicals and a loss of bio-diversity. Factors such as the green revolution, has led to impressive progress in increasing cereals yields over the last few decades. This progress, however, is not equal across all regions. Continued progress depends on maintaining agricultural research and education. The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality of seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

Agriculture is still a major sector in many economies, and agricultural activities provide developing countries with food and revenue. But agricultural activities also can degrade natural resources. Poor farming practices can cause soil erosion and loss of soil fertility. Efforts to increase productivity by using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and intensive irrigation have environmental costs and health impacts. Salinization of irrigated land diminishes soil fertility. Thus, inappropriate use of inputs for agricultural production has far-reaching effects.

There is no single correct mix of inputs to the agricultural land, as it is dependent on local climate, land quality, and economic development; appropriate levels and application rates vary by country and over time and depend on the type of crops, the climate and soils, and the production process used.

value: Environment: Agricultural production

value: Hectares

value: CC BY-4.0

value:
The data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through annual questionnaires. They are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations. The FAO tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable. For example, permanent pastures are quite different in nature and intensity in African countries and dry Middle Eastern countries.

Data on agricultural land are valuable for conducting studies on a various perspectives concerning agricultural production, food security and for deriving cropping intensity among others uses.


value: World Development Indicators

Bahamas, The

iso2Code: BS

iso2code: ZJ

value: Latin America & Caribbean

iso2code: XX

capitalCity: Nassau

country_code: BHS

country_name: Bahamas, The

value: Annual

value: The world and regional aggregate series do not include data from countries that no longer exist.

value: Land under cereal production (hectares)


Land under cereal production (hectares)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

iso2Code: BA

value: Europe & Central Asia

value: Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

value: Upper middle income

value: IBRD

capitalCity: Sarajevo

country_code: BIH

country_name: Bosnia and Herzegovina

value: Sum

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


value: Agriculture & Rural Development

Belarus

iso2Code: BY

capitalCity: Minsk

country_code: BLR

country_name: Belarus

value:
Cereals production includes 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.

A cereal is a grass cultivated for the edible components of their grain, composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy worldwide than any other type of crop; cereal crops therefore can also be called staple crops.

value: 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.


Land under cereal production (hectares)

Belize

iso2Code: BZ

iso2code: XJ

value: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

capitalCity: Belmopan

country_code: BLZ

country_name: Belize

value:
The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality od seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

In developed countries, cereal crops are universally machine-harvested, typically using a combine harvester, which cuts, threshes, and winnows the grain during a single pass across the field. In many industrialized countries, particularly in the United States and Canada, farmers commonly deliver their newly harvested grain to a grain elevator or a storage facility that consolidates the crops of many farmers. In developing countries, a variety of harvesting methods are used in cereal cultivation, depending on the cost of labor, from small combines to hand tools such as the scythe or cradle.

Crop production systems have evolved rapidly over the past century and have resulted in significantly increased crop yields, but have also created undesirable environmental side-effects such as soil degradation and erosion, pollution from chemical fertilizers and agrochemicals and a loss of bio-diversity. Factors such as the green revolution, has led to impressive progress in increasing cereals yields over the last few decades. This progress, however, is not equal across all regions. Continued progress depends on maintaining agricultural research and education. The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality of seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

Agriculture is still a major sector in many economies, and agricultural activities provide developing countries with food and revenue. But agricultural activities also can degrade natural resources. Poor farming practices can cause soil erosion and loss of soil fertility. Efforts to increase productivity by using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and intensive irrigation have environmental costs and health impacts. Salinization of irrigated land diminishes soil fertility. Thus, inappropriate use of inputs for agricultural production has far-reaching effects.

There is no single correct mix of inputs to the agricultural land, as it is dependent on local climate, land quality, and economic development; appropriate levels and application rates vary by country and over time and depend on the type of crops, the climate and soils, and the production process used.

value: Environment: Agricultural production

value: Hectares


value: World Development Indicators

Bermuda

iso2Code: BM

iso2code: XU

value: North America

value: High income

value: Not classified

capitalCity: Hamilton

country_code: BMU

country_name: Bermuda

value: CC BY-4.0

value:
The data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through annual questionnaires. They are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations. The FAO tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable. For example, permanent pastures are quite different in nature and intensity in African countries and dry Middle Eastern countries.

Data on agricultural land are valuable for conducting studies on a various perspectives concerning agricultural production, food security and for deriving cropping intensity among others uses.


Land under cereal production (hectares)

Bolivia

iso2Code: BO

value: Latin America & Caribbean

iso2code: XN

value: Lower middle income

capitalCity: La Paz

country_code: BOL

country_name: Bolivia

value: Annual

value: The world and regional aggregate series do not include data from countries that no longer exist.

value: Land under cereal production (hectares)


value: Agriculture & Rural Development

Brazil

iso2Code: BR

value: Upper middle income

value: IBRD

capitalCity: Brasilia

country_code: BRA

country_name: Brazil

value: Sum

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

value:
Cereals production includes 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.

A cereal is a grass cultivated for the edible components of their grain, composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy worldwide than any other type of crop; cereal crops therefore can also be called staple crops.


Land under cereal production (hectares)

value: World Development Indicators

Barbados

iso2Code: BB

capitalCity: Bridgetown

country_code: BRB

country_name: Barbados

value:
The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality od seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

In developed countries, cereal crops are universally machine-harvested, typically using a combine harvester, which cuts, threshes, and winnows the grain during a single pass across the field. In many industrialized countries, particularly in the United States and Canada, farmers commonly deliver their newly harvested grain to a grain elevator or a storage facility that consolidates the crops of many farmers. In developing countries, a variety of harvesting methods are used in cereal cultivation, depending on the cost of labor, from small combines to hand tools such as the scythe or cradle.

Crop production systems have evolved rapidly over the past century and have resulted in significantly increased crop yields, but have also created undesirable environmental side-effects such as soil degradation and erosion, pollution from chemical fertilizers and agrochemicals and a loss of bio-diversity. Factors such as the green revolution, has led to impressive progress in increasing cereals yields over the last few decades. This progress, however, is not equal across all regions. Continued progress depends on maintaining agricultural research and education. The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality of seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

Agriculture is still a major sector in many economies, and agricultural activities provide developing countries with food and revenue. But agricultural activities also can degrade natural resources. Poor farming practices can cause soil erosion and loss of soil fertility. Efforts to increase productivity by using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and intensive irrigation have environmental costs and health impacts. Salinization of irrigated land diminishes soil fertility. Thus, inappropriate use of inputs for agricultural production has far-reaching effects.

There is no single correct mix of inputs to the agricultural land, as it is dependent on local climate, land quality, and economic development; appropriate levels and application rates vary by country and over time and depend on the type of crops, the climate and soils, and the production process used.

value: Environment: Agricultural production

value: Hectares

value: 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.


Brunei Darussalam

iso2Code: BN

value: East Asia & Pacific

value: High income

value: Not classified

capitalCity: Bandar Seri Begawan

country_code: BRN

country_name: Brunei Darussalam

value: CC BY-4.0

value:
The data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through annual questionnaires. They are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations. The FAO tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable. For example, permanent pastures are quite different in nature and intensity in African countries and dry Middle Eastern countries.

Data on agricultural land are valuable for conducting studies on a various perspectives concerning agricultural production, food security and for deriving cropping intensity among others uses.


Land under cereal production (hectares)

Bhutan

iso2Code: BT

value: South Asia

value: Lower middle income

iso2code: XI

value: IDA

capitalCity: Thimphu

country_code: BTN

country_name: Bhutan

value: Annual

value: The world and regional aggregate series do not include data from countries that no longer exist.

value: Land under cereal production (hectares)


value: Agriculture & Rural Development

Botswana

iso2Code: BW

iso2code: ZG

value: Sub-Saharan Africa

iso2code: ZF

value: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

iso2code: XT

value: Upper middle income

iso2code: XF

value: IBRD

capitalCity: Gaborone

country_code: BWA

country_name: Botswana

value: Sum

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

value:
Cereals production includes 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.

A cereal is a grass cultivated for the edible components of their grain, composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy worldwide than any other type of crop; cereal crops therefore can also be called staple crops.


Land under cereal production (hectares)

value: World Development Indicators

Central African Republic

iso2Code: CF

iso2code: XM

value: Low income

capitalCity: Bangui

country_code: CAF

country_name: Central African Republic

value:
The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality od seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

In developed countries, cereal crops are universally machine-harvested, typically using a combine harvester, which cuts, threshes, and winnows the grain during a single pass across the field. In many industrialized countries, particularly in the United States and Canada, farmers commonly deliver their newly harvested grain to a grain elevator or a storage facility that consolidates the crops of many farmers. In developing countries, a variety of harvesting methods are used in cereal cultivation, depending on the cost of labor, from small combines to hand tools such as the scythe or cradle.

Crop production systems have evolved rapidly over the past century and have resulted in significantly increased crop yields, but have also created undesirable environmental side-effects such as soil degradation and erosion, pollution from chemical fertilizers and agrochemicals and a loss of bio-diversity. Factors such as the green revolution, has led to impressive progress in increasing cereals yields over the last few decades. This progress, however, is not equal across all regions. Continued progress depends on maintaining agricultural research and education. The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality of seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

Agriculture is still a major sector in many economies, and agricultural activities provide developing countries with food and revenue. But agricultural activities also can degrade natural resources. Poor farming practices can cause soil erosion and loss of soil fertility. Efforts to increase productivity by using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and intensive irrigation have environmental costs and health impacts. Salinization of irrigated land diminishes soil fertility. Thus, inappropriate use of inputs for agricultural production has far-reaching effects.

There is no single correct mix of inputs to the agricultural land, as it is dependent on local climate, land quality, and economic development; appropriate levels and application rates vary by country and over time and depend on the type of crops, the climate and soils, and the production process used.

value: Environment: Agricultural production

value: Hectares

value: 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.


Canada

iso2Code: CA

value: North America

iso2code: XD

value: High income

iso2code: XX

value: Not classified

capitalCity: Ottawa

country_code: CAN

country_name: Canada

value: Annual

value: CC BY-4.0

value:
The data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through annual questionnaires. They are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations. The FAO tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable. For example, permanent pastures are quite different in nature and intensity in African countries and dry Middle Eastern countries.

Data on agricultural land are valuable for conducting studies on a various perspectives concerning agricultural production, food security and for deriving cropping intensity among others uses.


Land under cereal production (hectares)

value: Agriculture & Rural Development

Central Europe and the Baltics

value: Aggregates

country_code: CEB

country_name: Central Europe and the Baltics

value: The world and regional aggregate series do not include data from countries that no longer exist.

value: Land under cereal production (hectares)


Switzerland

iso2Code: CH

value: Europe & Central Asia

capitalCity: Bern

country_code: CHE

country_name: Switzerland

value: Sum

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

value:
Cereals production includes 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.

A cereal is a grass cultivated for the edible components of their grain, composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy worldwide than any other type of crop; cereal crops therefore can also be called staple crops.


Land under cereal production (hectares)

value: World Development Indicators

Channel Islands

iso2Code: JG

country_code: CHI

country_name: Channel Islands

value:
The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality od seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

In developed countries, cereal crops are universally machine-harvested, typically using a combine harvester, which cuts, threshes, and winnows the grain during a single pass across the field. In many industrialized countries, particularly in the United States and Canada, farmers commonly deliver their newly harvested grain to a grain elevator or a storage facility that consolidates the crops of many farmers. In developing countries, a variety of harvesting methods are used in cereal cultivation, depending on the cost of labor, from small combines to hand tools such as the scythe or cradle.

Crop production systems have evolved rapidly over the past century and have resulted in significantly increased crop yields, but have also created undesirable environmental side-effects such as soil degradation and erosion, pollution from chemical fertilizers and agrochemicals and a loss of bio-diversity. Factors such as the green revolution, has led to impressive progress in increasing cereals yields over the last few decades. This progress, however, is not equal across all regions. Continued progress depends on maintaining agricultural research and education. The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality of seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

Agriculture is still a major sector in many economies, and agricultural activities provide developing countries with food and revenue. But agricultural activities also can degrade natural resources. Poor farming practices can cause soil erosion and loss of soil fertility. Efforts to increase productivity by using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and intensive irrigation have environmental costs and health impacts. Salinization of irrigated land diminishes soil fertility. Thus, inappropriate use of inputs for agricultural production has far-reaching effects.

There is no single correct mix of inputs to the agricultural land, as it is dependent on local climate, land quality, and economic development; appropriate levels and application rates vary by country and over time and depend on the type of crops, the climate and soils, and the production process used.

value: Environment: Agricultural production


Chile

iso2Code: CL

iso2code: ZJ

value: Latin America & Caribbean

value: IBRD

capitalCity: Santiago

country_code: CHL

country_name: Chile

value: Hectares

value: 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.


Land under cereal production (hectares)

China

iso2Code: CN

value: East Asia & Pacific

value: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

value: Upper middle income

capitalCity: Beijing

country_code: CHN

country_name: China

value: Annual

value: CC BY-4.0


value: Agriculture & Rural Development

Cote d'Ivoire

iso2Code: CI

value: Sub-Saharan Africa

value: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

iso2code: XN

value: Lower middle income

value: IDA

capitalCity: Yamoussoukro

country_code: CIV

country_name: Côte d'Ivoire

value:
The data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through annual questionnaires. They are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations. The FAO tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable. For example, permanent pastures are quite different in nature and intensity in African countries and dry Middle Eastern countries.

Data on agricultural land are valuable for conducting studies on a various perspectives concerning agricultural production, food security and for deriving cropping intensity among others uses.

value: The world and regional aggregate series do not include data from countries that no longer exist.

value: Land under cereal production (hectares)


Land under cereal production (hectares)

value: World Development Indicators

Cameroon

iso2Code: CM

iso2code: XH

value: Blend

capitalCity: Yaounde

country_code: CMR

country_name: Cameroon

value: Sum

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

value:
Cereals production includes 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.

A cereal is a grass cultivated for the edible components of their grain, composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy worldwide than any other type of crop; cereal crops therefore can also be called staple crops.

value:
The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality od seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

In developed countries, cereal crops are universally machine-harvested, typically using a combine harvester, which cuts, threshes, and winnows the grain during a single pass across the field. In many industrialized countries, particularly in the United States and Canada, farmers commonly deliver their newly harvested grain to a grain elevator or a storage facility that consolidates the crops of many farmers. In developing countries, a variety of harvesting methods are used in cereal cultivation, depending on the cost of labor, from small combines to hand tools such as the scythe or cradle.

Crop production systems have evolved rapidly over the past century and have resulted in significantly increased crop yields, but have also created undesirable environmental side-effects such as soil degradation and erosion, pollution from chemical fertilizers and agrochemicals and a loss of bio-diversity. Factors such as the green revolution, has led to impressive progress in increasing cereals yields over the last few decades. This progress, however, is not equal across all regions. Continued progress depends on maintaining agricultural research and education. The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality of seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

Agriculture is still a major sector in many economies, and agricultural activities provide developing countries with food and revenue. But agricultural activities also can degrade natural resources. Poor farming practices can cause soil erosion and loss of soil fertility. Efforts to increase productivity by using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and intensive irrigation have environmental costs and health impacts. Salinization of irrigated land diminishes soil fertility. Thus, inappropriate use of inputs for agricultural production has far-reaching effects.

There is no single correct mix of inputs to the agricultural land, as it is dependent on local climate, land quality, and economic development; appropriate levels and application rates vary by country and over time and depend on the type of crops, the climate and soils, and the production process used.

value: Environment: Agricultural production


Congo, Dem. Rep.

iso2Code: CD

iso2code: ZG

iso2code: ZF

value: Low income

iso2code: XI

capitalCity: Kinshasa

country_code: COD

country_name: Congo, Dem. Rep.

value: Annual

value: Hectares

value: 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.


Land under cereal production (hectares)

value: Agriculture & Rural Development

Congo, Rep.

iso2Code: CG

value: Sub-Saharan Africa

value: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

capitalCity: Brazzaville

country_code: COG

country_name: Congo, Rep.

value: CC BY-4.0


Colombia

iso2Code: CO

value: Latin America & Caribbean

iso2code: XJ

value: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

iso2code: XT

value: Upper middle income

iso2code: XF

value: IBRD

capitalCity: Bogota

country_code: COL

country_name: Colombia

value:
The data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through annual questionnaires. They are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations. The FAO tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable. For example, permanent pastures are quite different in nature and intensity in African countries and dry Middle Eastern countries.

Data on agricultural land are valuable for conducting studies on a various perspectives concerning agricultural production, food security and for deriving cropping intensity among others uses.

value: The world and regional aggregate series do not include data from countries that no longer exist.


Land under cereal production (hectares)

value: World Development Indicators

Comoros

iso2Code: KM

value: Lower middle income

value: IDA

capitalCity: Moroni

country_code: COM

country_name: Comoros

value: Sum

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

value:
Cereals production includes 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.

A cereal is a grass cultivated for the edible components of their grain, composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy worldwide than any other type of crop; cereal crops therefore can also be called staple crops.

value: Land under cereal production (hectares)


value: Agriculture & Rural Development

Cabo Verde

iso2Code: CV

value: Blend

capitalCity: Praia

country_code: CPV

country_name: Cabo Verde

value: Annual

value:
The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality od seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

In developed countries, cereal crops are universally machine-harvested, typically using a combine harvester, which cuts, threshes, and winnows the grain during a single pass across the field. In many industrialized countries, particularly in the United States and Canada, farmers commonly deliver their newly harvested grain to a grain elevator or a storage facility that consolidates the crops of many farmers. In developing countries, a variety of harvesting methods are used in cereal cultivation, depending on the cost of labor, from small combines to hand tools such as the scythe or cradle.

Crop production systems have evolved rapidly over the past century and have resulted in significantly increased crop yields, but have also created undesirable environmental side-effects such as soil degradation and erosion, pollution from chemical fertilizers and agrochemicals and a loss of bio-diversity. Factors such as the green revolution, has led to impressive progress in increasing cereals yields over the last few decades. This progress, however, is not equal across all regions. Continued progress depends on maintaining agricultural research and education. The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality of seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

Agriculture is still a major sector in many economies, and agricultural activities provide developing countries with food and revenue. But agricultural activities also can degrade natural resources. Poor farming practices can cause soil erosion and loss of soil fertility. Efforts to increase productivity by using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and intensive irrigation have environmental costs and health impacts. Salinization of irrigated land diminishes soil fertility. Thus, inappropriate use of inputs for agricultural production has far-reaching effects.

There is no single correct mix of inputs to the agricultural land, as it is dependent on local climate, land quality, and economic development; appropriate levels and application rates vary by country and over time and depend on the type of crops, the climate and soils, and the production process used.

value: Environment: Agricultural production

value: Hectares

value: 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.


Land under cereal production (hectares)

Costa Rica

iso2Code: CR

iso2code: ZJ

value: Latin America & Caribbean

value: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

value: Upper middle income

value: IBRD

capitalCity: San Jose

country_code: CRI

country_name: Costa Rica

value: CC BY-4.0


value: World Development Indicators

Caribbean small states

value: Aggregates

country_code: CSS

country_name: Caribbean small states

value:
The data are collected by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through annual questionnaires. They are supplemented with information from official secondary data sources. The secondary sources cover official country data from websites of national ministries, national publications and related country data reported by various international organizations. The FAO tries to impose standard definitions and reporting methods, but complete consistency across countries and over time is not possible. Thus, data on agricultural land in different climates may not be comparable. For example, permanent pastures are quite different in nature and intensity in African countries and dry Middle Eastern countries.

Data on agricultural land are valuable for conducting studies on a various perspectives concerning agricultural production, food security and for deriving cropping intensity among others uses.

value: The world and regional aggregate series do not include data from countries that no longer exist.


Land under cereal production (hectares)

Cuba

iso2Code: CU

iso2code: XX

value: Not classified

capitalCity: Havana

country_code: CUB

country_name: Cuba

value: Sum

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

value:
Cereals production includes 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.

A cereal is a grass cultivated for the edible components of their grain, composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy worldwide than any other type of crop; cereal crops therefore can also be called staple crops.

value: Land under cereal production (hectares)


value: Agriculture & Rural Development

Curacao

iso2Code: CW

iso2code: XD

value: High income

capitalCity: Willemstad

country_code: CUW

country_name: Curacao

value: Annual

value:
The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality od seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

In developed countries, cereal crops are universally machine-harvested, typically using a combine harvester, which cuts, threshes, and winnows the grain during a single pass across the field. In many industrialized countries, particularly in the United States and Canada, farmers commonly deliver their newly harvested grain to a grain elevator or a storage facility that consolidates the crops of many farmers. In developing countries, a variety of harvesting methods are used in cereal cultivation, depending on the cost of labor, from small combines to hand tools such as the scythe or cradle.

Crop production systems have evolved rapidly over the past century and have resulted in significantly increased crop yields, but have also created undesirable environmental side-effects such as soil degradation and erosion, pollution from chemical fertilizers and agrochemicals and a loss of bio-diversity. Factors such as the green revolution, has led to impressive progress in increasing cereals yields over the last few decades. This progress, however, is not equal across all regions. Continued progress depends on maintaining agricultural research and education. The cultivation of cereals varies widely in different countries and depends partly upon the development of the economy. Production depends on the nature of the soil, the amount of rainfall, irrigation, quality of seeds, and the techniques applied to promote growth.

Agriculture is still a major sector in many economies, and agricultural activities provide developing countries with food and revenue. But agricultural activities also can degrade natural resources. Poor farming practices can cause soil erosion and loss of soil fertility. Efforts to increase productivity by using chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and intensive irrigation have environmental costs and health impacts. Salinization of irrigated land diminishes soil fertility. Thus, inappropriate use of inputs for agricultural production has far-reaching effects.

There is no single correct mix of inputs to the agricultural land, as it is dependent on local climate, land quality, and economic development; appropriate levels and application rates vary by country and over time and depend on the type of crops, the climate and soils, and the production process used.

value: Environment: Agricultural production


Land under cereal production (hectares)

Cayman Islands

iso2Code: KY

value: Latin America & Caribbean

capitalCity: George Town

country_code: CYM

country_name: Cayman Islands

value: Hectares

value: 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.


value: World Development Indicators

Cyprus

iso2Code: CY

value: Europe & Central Asia

capitalCity: Nicosia

country_code: CYP

country_name: Cyprus

value: CC BY-4.0