Data for 1998

Land Under Cereal Production, 1998

1998, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Land Under Cereal Production, 1998 covers 174 countries. India is highest, at 100,966,100; Hong Kong is lowest, at 0. The middle country reads 661,232. Against 1997, 170 values changed (76 up, 94 down), the same countries are covered.

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Land Under Cereal Production · Data for 1998

HighestIndia

100,966,100

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.

174countries
1measure
1998the year it describes
174distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Land Under Cereal Production, 1998, 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, 1998: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	100,966,100
2	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	92,118,680
3	United StatesUSANorthern America	61,556,513
4	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	36,076,300
5	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	18,339,000
6	CanadaCANNorthern America	18,322,900
7	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	16,643,700
8	BrazilBRASouth America	15,788,868
9	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	15,564,020
10	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	13,895,547
11	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	12,718,800
12	UkraineUKREastern Europe	12,183,048
13	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	11,370,199
14	MexicoMEXCentral America	11,035,270
15	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	11,025,860
16	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	10,378,802
17	ArgentinaARGSouth America	10,219,185
18	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	9,398,620
19	FranceFRAWestern Europe	9,163,034
20	PolandPOLEastern Europe	8,843,718
21	IranIRNSouthern Asia	8,785,973
22	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	8,003,178
23	NigerNERWestern Africa	7,644,685
24	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	7,041,633
25	SpainESPSouthern Europe	6,648,975
26	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	6,312,880
27	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	6,253,689
28	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	5,904,955
29	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	5,847,386
30	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	5,526,969
31	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	4,690,000
32	ItalyITASouthern Europe	4,082,355
33	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	3,726,193
34	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	3,575,718
35	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	3,417,892
36	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	3,326,214
37	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	3,296,550
38	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	2,988,490
39	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	2,862,743
40	IraqIRQWestern Asia	2,811,650
41	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	2,792,105
42	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	2,642,833
43	BelarusBLREastern Europe	2,386,888
44	MaliMLIWestern Africa	2,115,948
45	JapanJPNEastern Asia	2,054,154
46	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	2,011,068
47	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	2,003,256
48	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	2,002,423
49	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	1,999,289
50	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	1,885,248
51	KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,841,097
52	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	1,683,785
53	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	1,672,567
54	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,532,601
55	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	1,530,166
56	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1,440,111
57	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1,425,050
58	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,391,686
59	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,366,000
60	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	1,340,140
61	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	1,309,688
62	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	1,287,094
63	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	1,282,813
64	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	1,172,432
65	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	1,157,000
66	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	1,113,152
67	SenegalSENWestern Africa	1,093,579
68	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,070,825
69	PeruPERSouth America	1,034,407
70	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	998,998
71	ColombiaCOLSouth America	945,227
72	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	883,292
73	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	868,838
74	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	859,622
75	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	840,960
76	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	829,586
77	BeninBENWestern Africa	821,252
78	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	803,160
79	BoliviaBOLSouth America	774,566
80	YemenYEMWestern Asia	770,242
81	EcuadorECUSouth America	759,668
82	TogoTGOWestern Africa	747,243
83	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	692,565
84	VenezuelaVENSouth America	689,950
85	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	688,437
86	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	674,404
87	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	663,938
88	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	658,526
89	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	644,691
90	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	621,825
91	ChileCHLSouth America	613,235
92	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	595,000
93	ParaguayPRYSouth America	591,222
94	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	579,134
95	UruguayURYSouth America	570,871
96	HondurasHNDCentral America	541,593
97	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	506,538
98	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	479,290
99	EritreaERIEastern Africa	477,043
100	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	466,000
101	HaitiHTICaribbean	440,673
102	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	415,065
103	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	397,173
104	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	381,096
105	NicaraguaNICCentral America	376,287
106	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	369,521
107	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	354,100
108	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	339,054
109	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	335,570
110	CubaCUBCaribbean	329,930
111	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	319,711
112	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	308,931
113	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	301,400
114	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	300,717
115	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	214,268
116	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	211,870
117	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	210,906
118	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	204,926
119	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	204,200
120	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	199,695
121	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	186,867
122	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	182,500
123	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	161,900
124	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	149,111
125	PanamaPANCentral America	143,460
126	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	142,964
127	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	138,107
128	GuyanaGUYSouth America	131,394
129	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	127,047
130	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	121,313
131	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	107,782
132	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	102,613
133	IsraelISRWestern Asia	100,683
134	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	96,430
135	Costa RicaCRICentral America	69,798
136	JordanJORWestern Asia	62,907
137	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	62,801
138	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	60,531
139	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	59,090
140	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	52,922
141	SurinameSURSouth America	50,185
142	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	45,720
143	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	34,518
144	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	33,760
145	BelizeBLZCentral America	21,247
146	GabonGABMiddle Africa	17,130
147	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	16,987
148	FijiFJIMelanesia	8,515
149	OmanOMNWestern Asia	6,204
150	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	5,856
151	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	4,700
152	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	2,823
153	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	2,523
154	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	1,938
155	QatarQATWestern Asia	1,710
156	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	1,390
157	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	1,249
158	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	900
159	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	700
160	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	600
161	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	546
162	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	541
163	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	330
164	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	288
165	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	243
166	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	200
167	BahamasBHSCaribbean	190
168	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	128
169	DominicaDMACaribbean	124
170	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	75
171	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	50
172	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	30
173	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	6
174	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0

02In 1998

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1India100,966,100
2China92,118,680
3United States61,556,513
4Russia36,076,300
5Nigeria18,339,000

Lowest

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 661,232. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031997 → 1998

Since 1997

What changed between 1997 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
170values changed, of 174 in both
76 · 94rose · fell
4unchanged

Rose most

Algeria1,115,670 → 3,575,718+2,460,048
Niger6,430,513 → 7,644,685+1,214,172
Indonesia14,495,818 → 15,564,020+1,068,202
Morocco4,913,693 → 5,904,955+991,262
Tanzania3,055,237 → 3,726,193+670,956

Fell most

Russia48,491,600 → 36,076,300−12,415,300
Kazakhstan14,107,406 → 11,370,199−2,737,207
United States63,803,406 → 61,556,513−2,246,893
Brazil17,794,686 → 15,788,868−2,005,818
Ukraine13,811,700 → 12,183,048−1,628,652

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 1998.
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 174 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1998). Land Under Cereal Production, 1998 [data set], describing 1998. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/land-under-cereals/1998

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