Data for 2016

Land Under Cereal Production, 2016

2016, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Land Under Cereal Production, 2016 covers 180 countries. China is highest, at 102,133,381; Hong Kong is lowest, at 0. The middle country reads 729,973. Against 2015, 178 values changed (96 up, 82 down), the same countries are covered.

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Land Under Cereal Production · Data for 2016

HighestChina

102,133,381

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.

180countries
1measure
2016the year it describes
178distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Land Under Cereal Production, 2016, 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, 2016: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	102,133,381
2	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	99,258,511
3	United StatesUSANorthern America	58,445,763
4	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	44,421,992
5	BrazilBRASouth America	20,127,615
6	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	18,818,488
7	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	17,241,103
8	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	15,143,345
9	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	15,044,369
10	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	14,087,724
11	UkraineUKREastern Europe	14,020,400
12	CanadaCANNorthern America	13,895,831
13	ArgentinaARGSouth America	13,364,925
14	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	12,424,860
15	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	12,090,326
16	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	11,968,338
17	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	11,433,340
18	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	11,359,619
19	NigerNERWestern Africa	10,908,801
20	MexicoMEXCentral America	10,260,493
21	FranceFRAWestern Europe	9,597,185
22	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	8,887,979
23	IranIRNSouthern Asia	8,449,886
24	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	7,793,503
25	PolandPOLEastern Europe	7,400,264
26	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	7,040,630
27	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	6,316,300
28	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	6,309,990
29	SpainESPSouthern Europe	6,203,674
30	MaliMLIWestern Africa	5,505,277
31	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	5,480,496
32	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	4,192,618
33	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	4,017,586
34	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	3,804,119
35	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	3,495,877
36	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	3,401,981
37	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	3,376,449
38	ItalyITASouthern Europe	3,253,985
39	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	3,224,925
40	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	3,212,700
41	GuineaGINWestern Africa	3,157,882
42	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	3,127,630
43	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	2,933,838
44	KenyaKENEastern Africa	2,814,068
45	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	2,793,694
46	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	2,783,819
47	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	2,565,875
48	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	2,400,266
49	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	2,354,801
50	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	2,310,081
51	BelarusBLREastern Europe	2,206,134
52	JapanJPNEastern Asia	1,906,923
53	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1,878,999
54	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	1,816,636
55	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	1,766,713
56	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,743,635
57	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	1,677,312
58	SenegalSENWestern Africa	1,663,755
59	ParaguayPRYSouth America	1,641,000
60	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,555,272
61	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	1,518,801
62	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	1,471,275
63	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,451,037
64	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	1,423,194
65	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	1,361,498
66	IraqIRQWestern Asia	1,334,548
67	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	1,326,697
68	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	1,279,027
69	BoliviaBOLSouth America	1,260,291
70	BeninBENWestern Africa	1,246,199
71	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	1,232,237
72	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1,219,569
73	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	1,215,215
74	PeruPERSouth America	1,209,120
75	TogoTGOWestern Africa	1,117,554
76	ColombiaCOLSouth America	1,050,175
77	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	1,001,680
78	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	998,100
79	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	986,891
80	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	939,361
81	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	938,176
82	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	923,954
83	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	922,970
84	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	914,296
85	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	901,418
86	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	859,541
87	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	858,433
88	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	786,833
89	UruguayURYSouth America	759,687
90	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	753,845
91	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	706,100
92	EcuadorECUSouth America	705,783
93	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	688,770
94	VenezuelaVENSouth America	602,937
95	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	568,150
96	ChileCHLSouth America	564,637
97	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	536,172
98	YemenYEMWestern Asia	519,765
99	NicaraguaNICCentral America	482,508
100	EritreaERIEastern Africa	474,686
101	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	457,999
102	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	446,754
103	HaitiHTICaribbean	437,237
104	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	408,238
105	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	390,803
106	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	377,802
107	HondurasHNDCentral America	371,171
108	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	351,354
109	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	327,535
110	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	319,268
111	CubaCUBCaribbean	316,736
112	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	315,843
113	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	312,314
114	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	285,066
115	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	284,437
116	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	281,290
117	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	280,701
118	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	277,005
119	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	257,348
120	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	250,770
121	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	234,758
122	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	194,717
123	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	190,252
124	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	174,263
125	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	171,486
126	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	167,770
127	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	166,093
128	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	159,119
129	GuyanaGUYSouth America	153,129
130	PanamaPANCentral America	150,493
131	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	148,084
132	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	144,314
133	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	134,350
134	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	130,787
135	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	99,384
136	SurinameSURSouth America	62,749
137	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	60,970
138	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	57,418
139	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	54,468
140	JordanJORWestern Asia	54,334
141	IsraelISRWestern Asia	54,248
142	Costa RicaCRICentral America	53,124
143	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	52,229
144	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	34,173
145	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	31,698
146	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	29,045
147	BelizeBLZCentral America	28,932
148	GabonGABMiddle Africa	28,928
149	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	27,855
150	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	23,571
151	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	23,289
152	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	8,638
153	OmanOMNWestern Asia	4,889
154	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	3,865
155	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	3,831
156	FijiFJIMelanesia	3,179
157	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	2,647
158	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	2,300
159	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	2,159
160	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	2,152
161	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	1,537
162	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	1,474
163	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	1,415
164	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	1,400
165	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	1,007
166	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	389
167	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	382
168	QatarQATWestern Asia	293
169	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	222
170	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	213
171	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	179
172	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	164
173	DominicaDMACaribbean	118
174	BahamasBHSCaribbean	85
175	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	82
=176	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	35
=176	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	35
=176	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	35
179	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	8
180	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	0

02In 2016

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1China102,133,381
2India99,258,511
3United States58,445,763
4Russia44,421,992
5Brazil20,127,615

Lowest

180Hong Kong0
179Djibouti8
176Saint Vincent and the Grenadinesshared35
176Barbadosshared35
176Antigua and Barbudashared35

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 729,973. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
178values changed, of 180 in both
96 · 82rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

Sudan7,174,020 → 12,424,860+5,250,840
Argentina10,709,207 → 13,364,925+2,655,718
Russia42,832,721 → 44,421,992+1,589,271
Australia17,242,604 → 18,818,488+1,575,884
Niger9,912,802 → 10,908,801+995,999

Fell most

Morocco5,459,896 → 3,804,119−1,655,777
China103,281,871 → 102,133,381−1,148,490
Brazil21,202,900 → 20,127,615−1,075,285
South Africa3,757,526 → 2,933,838−823,688
Canada14,582,900 → 13,895,831−687,069

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 2016.
178 distinct values among 180
Values are stored exactly as published. 3 countries share 35. 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 180 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2016). Land Under Cereal Production, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/land-under-cereals/2016

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