The crop with the largest area harvested worldwide in 2022 was wheat, at just over 219 million hectares. The second largest area harvested was for maize. Maize was the second most produced food commodity worldwide in 2022, surpassed only by sugarcane.
Area harvested* for crop production worldwide in 2022, by product
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Harvested area in million hectares
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*Data refer to the area from which a crop is gathered. Area harvested, therefore, excludes the area from which, although sown or planted, there was no harvest due to damage, failure, etc. It is usually net for temporary crops and gross for permanent crops. Net area differs from gross area insofar as the latter includes uncultivated patches, footpaths, ditches, headlands, shoulders, shelterbelts, etc..
If the crop under consideration is harvested more than once during the year as a consequence of successive cropping (i.e., the same crop is sown or planted more than once in the same field during the year), the area is counted as many times as harvested. On the contrary, area harvested will be recorded only once in the case of successive gathering of the crop during the year from the same standing crops. Area harvested is recorded in hectares (HA).
**Pulses are other pulses that are not identified separately because of their minor relevance at the international level. Because of their limited local importance, some countries report pulses under this heading that are classified individually by FAO.
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FAO. (February 29, 2024). Area harvested* for crop production worldwide in 2022, by product (in million hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260473/harvested-area-by-crop-worldwide/
FAO. "Area harvested* for crop production worldwide in 2022, by product (in million hectares)." Chart. February 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260473/harvested-area-by-crop-worldwide/
FAO. (2024). Area harvested* for crop production worldwide in 2022, by product (in million hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260473/harvested-area-by-crop-worldwide/
FAO. "Area Harvested* for Crop Production Worldwide in 2022, by Product (in Million Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260473/harvested-area-by-crop-worldwide/
FAO, Area harvested* for crop production worldwide in 2022, by product (in million hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260473/harvested-area-by-crop-worldwide/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Area harvested* for crop production worldwide in 2022, by product (in million hectares) [Graph], FAO, February 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1260473/harvested-area-by-crop-worldwide/