Africa | Land under cereal production (hectares)

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 | Land under cereal production (hectares)
1960
1961 57155690
1962 58291892
1963 60678038
1964 60130114
1965 61664630
1966 59564667
1967 63908458
1968 63331344
1969 68430692
1970 66633675
1971 66590613
1972 64230467
1973 66109623
1974 66270934
1975 63748790
1976 68050084
1977 64485678
1978 63715093
1979 62120635
1980 64198884
1981 62500086
1982 61873730
1983 64059899
1984 66275814
1985 72981833
1986 76621169
1987 75404725
1988 79510931
1989 80641498
1990 79112237
1991 84646895
1992 85910946
1993 85576965
1994 91321929
1995 87839775
1996 93993798
1997 91544974
1998 93987088
1999 89337014
2000 87946347
2001 90029738
2002 90003440
2003 100399196
2004 96518473
2005 105886847
2006 102937098
2007 102026278
2008 106577306
2009 104473365
2010 107264093
2011 101639632
2012

Africa | Land under cereal production (hectares)

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