Africa | Cereal cropland (% of land area)

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.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa
Records
53
Source
Africa | Cereal cropland (% of land area)
1960
1961 1.9488736
1962 1.9876154
1963 2.06897732
1964 2.05029441
1965 2.10261777
1966 2.03101401
1967 2.17912699
1968 2.15944877
1969 2.33332446
1970 2.27205043
1971 2.27058212
1972 2.19010674
1973 2.25418458
1974 2.25971573
1975 2.17374495
1976 2.32041309
1977 2.19887181
1978 2.17259593
1979 2.11822713
1980 2.18909253
1981 2.12948273
1982 2.10814173
1983 2.18262817
1984 2.25812811
1985 2.48661343
1986 2.61061171
1987 2.56916542
1988 2.70907074
1989 2.74759106
1990 2.69548657
1991 2.88406165
1992 2.92712998
1993 2.91575069
1994 3.11149125
1995 2.99284842
1996 3.20252631
1997 3.11909077
1998 3.20229768
1999 3.04386187
2000 2.99647951
2001 3.06746413
2002 3.06656812
2003 3.42076896
2004 3.28854622
2005 3.60774243
2006 3.50723953
2007 3.47620637
2008 3.63126752
2009 3.55958273
2010 3.65466751
2011 3.76807454
2012

Africa | Cereal cropland (% of land area)

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.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Africa
Records
53
Source