Cereal yield — all countries

Cereal yield — European Union

Cereal yield in the European Union in 2024 — 5,441 kg/ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 183.7%.

2024 5,441 kg/ha +2.1% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 5,664 kg/ha2021
Period minimum 1,918 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2024 · kg per hectare

Cereal yield — European Union, 1961–202402,0004,0006,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 1,918 kg/ha1963: 2,080 kg/ha1965: 2,281 kg/ha1967: 2,564 kg/ha1969: 2,619 kg/ha1971: 2,938 kg/ha1973: 3,079 kg/ha1975: 3,051 kg/ha1977: 3,170 kg/ha1979: 3,301 kg/ha1981: 3,383 kg/ha1983: 3,526 kg/ha1985: 3,980 kg/ha1987: 3,944 kg/ha1989: 4,184 kg/ha1991: 4,408 kg/ha1993: 3,981 kg/ha1995: 4,113 kg/ha1997: 4,477 kg/ha1999: 4,522 kg/ha2001: 4,556 kg/ha2003: 4,145 kg/ha2005: 4,712 kg/ha2007: 4,491 kg/ha2009: 4,969 kg/ha2011: 5,061 kg/ha2013: 5,253 kg/ha2015: 5,378 kg/ha2017: 5,500 kg/ha2019: 5,575 kg/ha2021: 5,664 kg/ha2023: 5,329 kg/ha2024: 5,441 kg/ha
Change over the period: +3,524 (+183.75%) Average annual rate: 1.67 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union

European Union 5,441 kg/ha
World 3,955 kg/ha
Cereal yield — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2024 5,441 +112 +2.1%
2023 5,329 +68 +1.3%
2022 5,261 −403 −7.12%
2021 5,664 +199 +3.63%
2020 5,465 −110 −1.96%
2019 5,575 +345 +6.59%
2018 5,230 −269 −4.9%
2017 5,500 +306 +5.89%
2016 5,194 −184 −3.42%
2015 5,378 −234 −4.18%
2014 5,612 +359 +6.83%
2013 5,253 +432 +8.96%
2012 4,821 −240 −4.74%
2011 5,061 +145 +2.95%
2010 4,916 −53 −1.07%
2009 4,969 −137 −2.68%
2008 5,106 +615 +13.69%
2007 4,491 −71 −1.56%
2006 4,562 −150 −3.17%
2005 4,712 −527 −10.06%
2004 5,238 +1,094 +26.38%
2003 4,145 −461 −10%
2002 4,605 +49 +1.08%
2001 4,556 +159 +3.61%
2000 4,398 −124 −2.74%
1999 4,522 −10 −0.21%
1998 4,531 +55 +1.22%
1997 4,477 +97 +2.21%
1996 4,380 +267 +6.5%
1995 4,113 +117 +2.94%
1994 3,995 +14 +0.36%
1993 3,981 +230 +6.12%
1992 3,751 −657 −14.91%
1991 4,408 +221 +5.28%
1990 4,187 +4 +0.09%
1989 4,184 +44 +1.06%
1988 4,139 +196 +4.97%
1987 3,944 +39 +0.99%
1986 3,905 −75 −1.88%
1985 3,980 −207 −4.95%
1984 4,187 +661 +18.74%
1983 3,526 −167 −4.53%
1982 3,693 +310 +9.17%
1981 3,383 −160 −4.51%
1980 3,543 +242 +7.33%
1979 3,301 −159 −4.59%
1978 3,460 +289 +9.12%
1977 3,170 +141 +4.67%
1976 3,029 −22 −0.73%
1975 3,051 −136 −4.27%
1974 3,187 +109 +3.53%
1973 3,079 +68 +2.26%
1972 3,011 +72 +2.46%
1971 2,938 +433 +17.26%
1970 2,506 −113 −4.33%
1969 2,619 +25 +0.96%
1968 2,594 +30 +1.18%
1967 2,564 +263 +11.43%
1966 2,301 +20 +0.87%
1965 2,281 +120 +5.54%
1964 2,161 +82 +3.94%
1963 2,080 +17 +0.81%
1962 2,063 +145 +7.57%
1961 1,918

About the indicator

The yield of cereal crops in kilograms per hectare of harvested area. The gap between countries reaches tenfold and is explained by climate, varieties, fertilizer application and the level of farming technique. Rising yields are the main source of the growth in world food production, with the area under cereals almost unchanged.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the land under cereal production: it is the whole harvest of the group divided by all of its harvested area. Yield depends not only on technology but also on climate and on the mix of crops grown.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.