Home›Crops›Domestication RegionBrowse ByDomestication RegionThis dimension names the world region where a crop was first domesticated. Wikipedia notes that "the domestication of plants began around 13,000–11,000 years ago with cereals such as wheat and barley in the Middle East," while rice "was first domesticated in China some 9,000 years ago." Browsing this way collects every crop first domesticated in the same region.FactsDomestication RegionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonLead International Standard-Setting BodyWell-attestedFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 1Domestication RegionFilter Results58 entriesArea (sq km)All22,072 (1)40,000 (1)120,000 (1)147,181 (1)148,460 (1)185,180 (1)239,021 (1)241,038 (1)242,500 (1)262,184 (1)272,000 (1)302,069 (1)305,000 (1)347,681 (1)357,022 (1)377,975 (1)438,317 (1)440,000 (1)446,550 (1)513,120 (1)522,129 (1)632,702.3 (1)676,579 (1)881,913 (1)1,000,231 (1)1,030,000 (1)1,098,581 (1)1,104,300 (1)1,285,216 (1)1,648,195 (1)1,886,068 (1)1,972,550 (1)2,085,292 (1)2,381,741 (1)3,053,200 (1)3,287,263 (1)3,300,000 (1)3,678,394 (1)4,000,000 (1)4,440,000 (1)4,545,792 (1)5,222,321 (1)5,994,935 (1)6,142,700 (1)7,000,000 (1)7,222,000 (1)9,572,900 (1)9,866,632 (1)9,984,670 (1)10,186,000 (1)11,840,000 (1)17,840,000 (1)30,370,000 (1)44,579,000 (1)Country CountAll12 (1)44 (1)49 (1)54 (1)Highest Elevation (m)All5642 (1)5895 (1)6967 (1)8849 (1)Independence or Founding YearAll1769 (1)1776 (1)1801 (1)1821 (2)1825 (1)1861 (1)1867 (1)1932 (1)1946 (2)1947 (2)1948 (2)1949 (1)1956 (2)1960 (1)1962 (2)1971 (1)1976 (1)1993 (1)PopulationAll565,581 (1)3,600,000 (1)5,461,319 (1)7,658,846 (1)8,000,000 (1)10,147,200 (1)11,365,333 (1)14,373,536 (1)26,657,437 (1)30,000,000 (1)31,122,387 (1)34,352,720 (1)36,828,330 (1)41,417,056 (1)45,772,188 (1)45,905,417 (1)46,118,793 (1)47,400,000 (1)51,767,437 (1)53,200,000 (1)55,770,232 (1)58,900,000 (1)65,975,198 (1)69,081,996 (1)69,414,000 (1)75,000,000 (1)82,000,000 (1)83,497,147 (1)92,417,681 (1)114,000,000 (1)122,587,000 (1)134,000,000 (1)138,000,000 (1)150,000,000 (1)150,400,000 (1)169,828,911 (1)201,081,297 (1)241,499,431 (1)273,610,384 (1)313,450,000 (1)340,587,000 (1)434,254,119 (1)468,200,000 (1)469,300,000 (1)537,900,000 (1)675,800,000 (1)745,173,774 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)1,600,000,000 (1)1,900,000,000 (1)2,040,000,000 (1)4,694,576,167 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 58AfricaDomestication Region10 entriesAlgeriaDomestication Region1 entryAmazoniaDomestication Region3 entriesThe AndesDomestication Region6 entriesAsiaDomestication Region8 entriesBangladeshDomestication Region2 entriesBengalDomestication Region1 entryBoliviaDomestication Region3 entriesCanadaDomestication Region1 entryThe CaucasusDomestication Region1 entryCentral AmericaDomestication Region4 entriesCentral AsiaDomestication Region6 entriesChinaDomestication Region6 entriesEast AfricaDomestication Region4 entriesEast AsiaDomestication Region4 entriesEritreaDomestication Region1 entryEthiopiaDomestication Region4 entriesEuropeDomestication Region3 entriesThe Fertile CrescentDomestication Region4 entriesFranceDomestication Region1 entryGermanyDomestication Region1 entryIndiaDomestication Region6 entriesThe Indian SubcontinentDomestication Region2 entriesIranDomestication Region3 entriesIraqDomestication Region1 entryIsraelDomestication Region1 entryItalyDomestication Region1 entryJapanDomestication Region1 entryMauritaniaDomestication Region1 entryThe MediterraneanDomestication Region3 entriesMelanesiaDomestication Region3 entriesMesoamericaDomestication Region8 entriesMesopotamiaDomestication Region1 entryMexicoDomestication Region4 entriesThe Middle EastDomestication Region1 entryMoroccoDomestication Region1 entryMyanmarDomestication Region1 entryNepalDomestication Region1 entryNortheast IndiaDomestication Region2 entriesPakistanDomestication Region1 entryPeruDomestication Region2 entriesPhilippinesDomestication Region2 entriesPolynesiaDomestication Region1 entryThe SahelDomestication Region1 entrySilesiaDomestication Region1 entrySouth AmericaDomestication Region7 entriesSouth AsiaDomestication Region3 entriesSoutheast AsiaDomestication Region6 entriesSudanDomestication Region1 entrySyriaDomestication Region1 entryThailandDomestication Region1 entryUgandaDomestication Region1 entryUnited KingdomDomestication Region1 entryUnited StatesDomestication Region2 entriesWest AfricaDomestication Region5 entriesWestern AsiaDomestication Region1 entryWestern EuropeDomestication Region1 entryWestern SaharaDomestication Region1 entrySources1. Wikipedia: Food and Agriculture Organizationtier 2WikipediaFood and Agriculture Organization, lead section, mandate sentence (Crops category)Quote, Food and Agriculture Organization, lead section, mandate sentence (Crops category)a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food securityView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.