Cereal yield — all countries

Cereal yield — Lower-middle-income countries

Cereal yield in lower-middle-income countries in 2023 — 3,444 kg/ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 236.7%.

2023 3,444 kg/ha +3.04% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 3,444 kg/ha2023
Period minimum 967 kg/ha1966

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Cereal yield — Lower-middle-income countries, 1961–202301,0002,0003,0004,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,023 kg/ha1963: 1,069 kg/ha1965: 993 kg/ha1967: 1,077 kg/ha1969: 1,127 kg/ha1971: 1,197 kg/ha1973: 1,208 kg/ha1975: 1,329 kg/ha1977: 1,371 kg/ha1979: 1,343 kg/ha1981: 1,497 kg/ha1983: 1,621 kg/ha1985: 1,663 kg/ha1987: 1,633 kg/ha1989: 1,873 kg/ha1991: 1,891 kg/ha1993: 2,069 kg/ha1995: 2,082 kg/ha1997: 2,159 kg/ha1999: 2,275 kg/ha2001: 2,417 kg/ha2003: 2,413 kg/ha2005: 2,484 kg/ha2007: 2,584 kg/ha2009: 2,708 kg/ha2011: 2,885 kg/ha2013: 2,970 kg/ha2015: 2,973 kg/ha2017: 3,093 kg/ha2019: 3,298 kg/ha2021: 3,430 kg/ha2023: 3,444 kg/ha
Change over the period: +2,421 (+236.67%) Average annual rate: 1.98 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lower-middle-income countries

Lower-middle-income countries 3,444 kg/ha
World 4,231 kg/ha
Cereal yield — Lower-middle-income countries, by year Lower-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 3,444 +101 +3.04%
2022 3,343 −87 −2.54%
2021 3,430 +170 +5.22%
2020 3,260 −39 −1.17%
2019 3,298 +61 +1.88%
2018 3,238 +144 +4.66%
2017 3,093 +31 +1.02%
2016 3,062 +89 +3%
2015 2,973 −61 −2.01%
2014 3,034 +64 +2.14%
2013 2,970 +68 +2.36%
2012 2,902 +17 +0.6%
2011 2,885 +154 +5.64%
2010 2,731 +23 +0.83%
2009 2,708 −19 −0.68%
2008 2,727 +143 +5.52%
2007 2,584 +48 +1.88%
2006 2,536 +52 +2.1%
2005 2,484 +25 +1.02%
2004 2,459 +47 +1.93%
2003 2,413 +53 +2.24%
2002 2,360 −58 −2.38%
2001 2,417 +149 +6.59%
2000 2,268 −8 −0.34%
1999 2,275 +122 +5.67%
1998 2,153 −6 −0.26%
1997 2,159 +90 +4.33%
1996 2,069 −13 −0.62%
1995 2,082 +2 +0.11%
1994 2,080 +11 +0.55%
1993 2,069 +60 +2.98%
1992 2,009 +117 +6.21%
1991 1,891 +15 +0.82%
1990 1,876 +4 +0.19%
1989 1,873 +88 +4.94%
1988 1,784 +151 +9.26%
1987 1,633 −42 −2.52%
1986 1,676 +12 +0.75%
1985 1,663 +48 +2.98%
1984 1,615 −6 −0.39%
1983 1,621 +103 +6.75%
1982 1,519 +21 +1.43%
1981 1,497 +53 +3.69%
1980 1,444 +101 +7.54%
1979 1,343 −67 −4.74%
1978 1,410 +38 +2.78%
1977 1,371 +74 +5.66%
1976 1,298 −31 −2.35%
1975 1,329 +128 +10.67%
1974 1,201 −7 −0.6%
1973 1,208 +24 +2.03%
1972 1,184 −12 −1.03%
1971 1,197 +3 +0.26%
1970 1,193 +67 +5.91%
1969 1,127 +1 +0.1%
1968 1,126 +48 +4.49%
1967 1,077 +110 +11.41%
1966 967 −26 −2.64%
1965 993 −84 −7.83%
1964 1,077 +8 +0.78%
1963 1,069 +34 +3.24%
1962 1,036 +13 +1.23%
1961 1,023

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.