Data for 1970

Land Under Cereal Production, 1970

Name: Land Under Cereal Production, 1970
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: https://www.fao.org/contact-us/terms/db-terms-of-use/en/

1970, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Land Under Cereal Production, 1970 covers 150 countries. India is highest, at 100,377,004; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0. The middle country reads 655,847. Against 1969, 142 values changed (75 up, 67 down), the same countries are covered.

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Land Under Cereal Production · Data for 1970

HighestIndia

100,377,004

Lowest2 countries share it

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

150countries
1measure
1970the year it describes
148distinct valueswhole numbers, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Land Under Cereal Production, 1970, 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, 1970: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	India`IND`Southern Asia	100,377,004
2	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	92,886,508
3	United States`USA`Northern America	59,229,150
4	Brazil`BRA`South America	16,821,700
5	Canada`CAN`Northern America	13,531,041
6	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	13,159,450
7	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	12,424,000
8	Argentina`ARG`South America	11,221,810
9	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	11,073,690
10	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	10,598,124
11	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	10,146,201
12	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	9,837,847
13	Mexico`MEX`Central America	9,739,619
14	France`FRA`Western Europe	9,318,100
15	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	8,346,400
16	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	7,639,240
17	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	7,470,600
18	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	7,432,455
19	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	7,288,000
20	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	6,855,800
21	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	6,580,200
22	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	5,900,835
23	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	5,863,821
24	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	5,625,250
25	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	5,154,905
26	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	4,958,100
27	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	4,513,200
28	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	3,717,376
29	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	3,445,920
30	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	3,228,170
31	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	3,178,000
32	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	3,010,051
33	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	2,963,831
34	Niger`NER`Western Africa	2,923,200
35	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	2,551,385
36	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	2,485,200
37	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	2,172,992
38	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	2,159,730
39	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	2,086,907
40	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	2,061,898
41	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1,994,890
42	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	1,911,633
43	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	1,748,150
44	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1,738,944
45	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	1,635,144
46	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	1,614,753
47	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	1,601,300
48	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	1,539,265
49	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	1,527,059
50	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	1,510,000
51	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	1,272,700
52	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	1,212,621
53	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1,196,900
54	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	1,194,900
55	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	1,121,847
56	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	1,120,300
57	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	1,107,060
58	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	1,101,213
59	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	1,082,721
60	Colombia`COL`South America	1,044,713
61	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	999,200
62	Chile`CHL`South America	967,700
63	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	961,847
64	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	958,400
65	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	923,573
66	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	916,343
67	Peru`PER`South America	867,040
68	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	763,084
69	Uruguay`URY`South America	758,691
70	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	757,427
71	Venezuela`VEN`South America	722,679
72	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	714,300
73	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	712,396
74	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	685,893
75	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	679,693
76	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	632,000
77	Ecuador`ECU`South America	595,413
78	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	493,826
79	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	483,000
80	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	480,250
81	Bolivia`BOL`South America	453,355
82	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	418,100
83	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	397,011
84	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	377,288
85	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	376,730
86	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	375,537
87	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	361,706
88	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	349,112
89	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	342,020
90	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	340,353
91	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	339,000
92	Honduras`HND`Central America	330,744
93	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	327,282
94	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	303,300
95	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	301,455
96	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	264,027
97	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	258,398
98	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	257,570
99	Paraguay`PRY`South America	239,309
100	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	200,340
101	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	195,634
102	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	182,379
103	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	171,620
104	Panama`PAN`Central America	158,060
105	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	154,623
106	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	154,000
107	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	152,107
108	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	149,400
109	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	130,705
110	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	129,400
111	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	113,000
112	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	112,928
113	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	112,262
114	Guyana`GUY`South America	112,100
115	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	87,700
116	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	86,327
117	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	69,000
118	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	57,987
119	Suriname`SUR`South America	39,261
120	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	23,100
121	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	12,300
122	Belize`BLZ`Central America	11,892
123	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	11,548
124	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	9,000
125	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	6,861
126	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	5,865
127	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	4,096
128	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	3,663
129	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	3,456
130	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	3,200
131	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	3,000
132	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2,559
133	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	2,260
134	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	1,475
135	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	850
136	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	708
137	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	660
138	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	600
139	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	545
140	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	520
141	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	517
142	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	310
143	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	269
144	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	135
145	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	130
=146	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	25
=146	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	25
148	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	4
=149	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0
=149	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0

02In 1970

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1India100,377,004
2China92,886,508
3United States59,229,150
4Brazil16,821,700
5Canada13,531,041

Lowest

149Qatarshared0
149United Arab Emiratesshared0
148Kuwait4
146Saint Luciashared25
146Antigua and Barbudashared25

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 655,847. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031969 → 1970

Since 1969

What changed between 1969 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
142values changed, of 150 in both
75 · 67rose · fell
8unchanged

Rose most

China91,280,008 → 92,886,508+1,606,500
Brazil15,774,034 → 16,821,700+1,047,666
Indonesia10,448,440 → 11,073,690+625,250
Syria1,931,088 → 2,551,385+620,297
Sudan2,493,008 → 2,963,831+470,823

Fell most

Canada18,334,919 → 13,531,041−4,803,878
Australia12,781,700 → 10,598,124−2,183,576
Nigeria14,400,000 → 12,424,000−1,976,000
Argentina11,884,800 → 11,221,810−662,990
Romania6,563,321 → 5,900,835−662,486

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.

How values are stored

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 1970.
148 distinct values among 150
Values are stored exactly as published. 2 countries share 25. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
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) (1970). Land Under Cereal Production, 1970 [data set], describing 1970. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/land-under-cereals/1970

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