Data for 1990

Land Under Cereal Production, 1990

1990, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Land Under Cereal Production, 1990 covers 150 countries. India is highest, at 102,536,512; Hong Kong is lowest, at 1. The middle country reads 693,809. Against 1989, 148 values changed (69 up, 79 down), the same countries are covered.

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Land Under Cereal Production · Data for 1990

HighestIndia

102,536,512

LowestHong Kong

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
1990the year it describes
149distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Land Under Cereal Production, 1990, 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, 1990: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	102,536,512
2	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	93,579,327
3	United StatesUSANorthern America	65,700,000
4	CanadaCANNorthern America	21,547,874
5	BrazilBRASouth America	18,512,400
6	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	15,400,000
7	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	13,660,449
8	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	13,640,120
9	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	13,428,753
10	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	11,864,100
11	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	11,140,604
12	MexicoMEXCentral America	10,543,921
13	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	10,536,438
14	IranIRNSouthern Asia	9,468,074
15	FranceFRAWestern Europe	9,060,354
16	PolandPOLEastern Europe	8,530,848
17	ArgentinaARGSouth America	8,504,919
18	SpainESPSouthern Europe	7,562,567
19	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	7,138,449
20	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	6,944,862
21	NigerNERWestern Africa	6,882,262
22	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	6,474,600
23	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	6,156,932
24	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	5,704,048
25	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	5,603,328
26	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	5,221,349
27	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	4,957,410
28	ItalyITASouthern Europe	4,413,402
29	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	4,134,422
30	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	3,734,629
31	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	3,657,300
32	IraqIRQWestern Asia	3,256,300
33	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	3,045,230
34	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	2,778,569
35	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	2,628,757
36	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	2,528,900
37	JapanJPNEastern Asia	2,471,494
38	MaliMLIWestern Africa	2,438,695
39	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	2,365,999
40	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	2,283,426
41	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	2,253,000
42	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	2,055,264
43	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	1,900,000
44	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	1,863,672
45	KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,785,368
46	ColombiaCOLSouth America	1,742,800
47	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1,600,714
48	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,577,433
49	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	1,570,303
50	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	1,548,378
51	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	1,470,345
52	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	1,445,789
53	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	1,440,980
54	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1,425,342
55	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,326,929
56	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	1,285,220
57	SenegalSENWestern Africa	1,229,004
58	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	1,212,600
59	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	1,115,596
60	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	1,075,428
61	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,055,000
62	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	974,551
63	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	948,437
64	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	894,616
65	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	869,766
66	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	853,000
67	YemenYEMWestern Asia	844,845
68	ChileCHLSouth America	823,447
69	EcuadorECUSouth America	802,193
70	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	774,281
71	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	759,986
72	VenezuelaVENSouth America	753,854
73	GuineaGINWestern Africa	729,607
74	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	718,498
75	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	700,647
76	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	686,970
77	PeruPERSouth America	683,214
78	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	654,090
79	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	648,236
80	TogoTGOWestern Africa	648,006
81	BeninBENWestern Africa	643,859
82	BoliviaBOLSouth America	582,495
83	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	549,150
84	UruguayURYSouth America	514,422
85	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	468,600
86	HondurasHNDCentral America	465,071
87	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	425,367
88	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	404,060
89	ParaguayPRYSouth America	393,698
90	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	356,391
91	HaitiHTICaribbean	351,500
92	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	321,000
93	NicaraguaNICCentral America	319,970
94	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	298,874
95	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	254,072
96	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	233,506
97	CubaCUBCaribbean	230,425
98	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	217,500
99	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	214,293
100	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	211,903
101	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	204,982
102	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	198,596
103	PanamaPANCentral America	184,619
104	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	175,000
105	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	172,807
106	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	122,179
107	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	118,921
108	IsraelISRWestern Asia	113,760
109	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	110,070
110	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	109,273
111	JordanJORWestern Asia	105,746
112	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	94,799
113	Costa RicaCRICentral America	92,604
114	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	89,978
115	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	85,651
116	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	82,559
117	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	57,530
118	GuyanaGUYSouth America	53,262
119	SurinameSURSouth America	52,132
120	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	41,186
121	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	34,124
122	GabonGABMiddle Africa	14,900
123	BelizeBLZCentral America	14,815
124	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	14,724
125	FijiFJIMelanesia	13,057
126	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	9,633
127	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	5,085
128	OmanOMNWestern Asia	2,380
129	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	2,378
130	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	2,134
131	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	1,583
132	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	1,474
133	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	1,400
134	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	1,370
135	QatarQATWestern Asia	1,082
136	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	860
137	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	704
138	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	667
139	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	600
140	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	545
141	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	525
142	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	501
=143	BahamasBHSCaribbean	500
=143	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	500
145	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	260
146	DominicaDMACaribbean	110
147	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	21
148	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	7
149	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	6
150	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	1

02In 1990

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1India102,536,512
2China93,579,327
3United States65,700,000
4Canada21,547,874
5Brazil18,512,400

Lowest

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 693,809. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031989 → 1990

Since 1989

What changed between 1989 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
148values changed, of 150 in both
69 · 79rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

China90,871,369 → 93,579,327+2,707,958
United States63,533,008 → 65,700,000+2,166,992
Niger5,217,418 → 6,882,262+1,664,844
Iraq1,625,275 → 3,256,300+1,631,025
Nigeria14,372,700 → 15,400,000+1,027,300

Fell most

Brazil21,970,521 → 18,512,400−3,458,121
Sudan5,586,558 → 3,734,629−1,851,929
India104,055,700 → 102,536,512−1,519,188
Thailand11,778,072 → 10,536,438−1,241,634
Tanzania3,213,620 → 2,628,757−584,863

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 1990.
149 distinct values among 150
Values are stored exactly as published. 2 countries share 500. 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.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1990). Land Under Cereal Production, 1990 [data set], describing 1990. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/land-under-cereals/1990

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