Data for 1968

Land Under Cereal Production, 1968

1968, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Land Under Cereal Production, 1968 covers 150 countries. India is highest, at 98,822,912; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 619,785. Against 1967, 141 values changed (92 up, 49 down), the same countries are covered.

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Land Under Cereal Production · Data for 1968

HighestIndia

98,822,912

Lowest2 countries share it

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

150countries
1measure
1968the year it describes
148distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Land Under Cereal Production, 1968, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Land Under Cereal Production, 1968: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	98,822,912
2	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	89,643,008
3	United StatesUSANorthern America	63,042,026
4	CanadaCANNorthern America	19,840,692
5	BrazilBRASouth America	15,119,971
6	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	14,121,516
7	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	13,131,500
8	ArgentinaARGSouth America	12,408,430
9	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	11,240,780
10	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	11,039,000
11	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	9,931,197
12	MexicoMEXCentral America	9,735,738
13	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	9,536,762
14	FranceFRAWestern Europe	9,307,842
15	PolandPOLEastern Europe	8,457,800
16	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	7,576,759
17	IranIRNSouthern Asia	7,535,000
18	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	7,431,223
19	SpainESPSouthern Europe	7,382,517
20	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	6,961,300
21	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	6,657,193
22	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	6,424,300
23	ItalyITASouthern Europe	5,954,460
24	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	5,588,250
25	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	5,162,886
26	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	5,132,800
27	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	4,712,400
28	JapanJPNEastern Asia	4,017,000
29	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	3,813,396
30	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	3,281,413
31	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	3,041,500
32	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	3,017,870
33	NigerNERWestern Africa	2,511,118
34	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	2,437,100
35	IraqIRQWestern Asia	2,424,096
36	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	2,243,090
37	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	2,166,840
38	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	2,054,000
39	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1,909,470
40	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	1,854,151
41	KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,811,404
42	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	1,733,214
43	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	1,708,524
44	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	1,708,430
45	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	1,695,350
46	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	1,685,196
47	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	1,625,577
48	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1,483,000
49	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	1,445,593
50	MaliMLIWestern Africa	1,322,190
51	ColombiaCOLSouth America	1,276,875
52	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,220,540
53	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,203,000
54	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	1,191,900
55	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1,174,300
56	SenegalSENWestern Africa	1,164,745
57	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	1,159,000
58	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,150,785
59	YemenYEMWestern Asia	1,126,500
60	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	1,077,780
61	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	1,048,636
62	ChileCHLSouth America	1,008,340
63	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	920,806
64	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	911,199
65	UruguayURYSouth America	893,847
66	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	838,210
67	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	780,814
68	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	757,589
69	VenezuelaVENSouth America	752,529
70	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	712,700
71	PeruPERSouth America	709,050
72	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	670,000
73	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	669,178
74	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	653,000
75	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	631,341
76	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	608,229
77	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	606,910
78	EcuadorECUSouth America	587,030
79	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	515,000
80	BeninBENWestern Africa	508,454
81	HaitiHTICaribbean	463,000
82	BoliviaBOLSouth America	444,767
83	TogoTGOWestern Africa	428,552
84	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	419,849
85	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	410,300
86	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	378,866
87	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	362,476
88	GuineaGINWestern Africa	354,640
89	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	343,900
90	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	340,795
91	NicaraguaNICCentral America	328,300
92	HondurasHNDCentral America	324,851
93	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	323,150
94	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	312,439
95	JordanJORWestern Asia	290,790
96	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	258,138
97	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	232,640
98	PanamaPANCentral America	228,900
99	ParaguayPRYSouth America	224,914
100	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	211,306
101	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	174,838
102	CubaCUBCaribbean	173,900
103	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	169,410
104	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	157,700
105	IsraelISRWestern Asia	150,647
106	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	143,400
107	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	143,145
108	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	140,000
109	Costa RicaCRICentral America	125,400
110	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	118,736
111	GuyanaGUYSouth America	115,822
112	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	114,000
113	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	107,470
114	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	99,160
115	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	86,904
116	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	85,637
117	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	83,900
118	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	76,000
119	SurinameSURSouth America	35,576
120	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	25,000
121	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	23,500
122	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	12,200
123	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	11,500
124	FijiFJIMelanesia	10,898
125	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	9,955
126	BelizeBLZCentral America	8,410
127	GabonGABMiddle Africa	5,850
128	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	4,580
129	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	3,980
130	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	3,480
131	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	3,400
132	OmanOMNWestern Asia	3,100
133	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	2,980
134	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	987
135	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	868
136	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	800
137	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	642
138	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	620
139	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	610
140	BahamasBHSCaribbean	500
141	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	300
142	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	205
143	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	204
=144	DominicaDMACaribbean	125
=144	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	125
146	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	26
147	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	12
148	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	2
=149	QatarQATWestern Asia	0
=149	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	0

02In 1968

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1India98,822,912
2China89,643,008
3United States63,042,026
4Canada19,840,692
5Brazil15,119,971

Lowest

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 619,785. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031967 → 1968

Since 1967

What changed between 1967 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
141values changed, of 150 in both
92 · 49rose · fell
9unchanged

Rose most

India96,062,008 → 98,822,912+2,760,904
Australia11,884,253 → 14,121,516+2,237,263
Indonesia10,063,000 → 11,240,780+1,177,780
Iran6,630,000 → 7,535,000+905,000
Brazil14,493,244 → 15,119,971+626,727

Fell most

United States65,847,777 → 63,042,026−2,805,751
China91,965,000 → 89,643,008−2,321,992
Sudan2,694,291 → 1,854,151−840,140
Burkina Faso2,288,401 → 1,733,214−555,187
Syria1,944,724 → 1,625,577−319,147

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1968.
148 distinct values among 150
Values are stored exactly as published. 2 countries share 125. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 150 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1968). Land Under Cereal Production, 1968 [data set], describing 1968. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/land-under-cereals/1968

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