Cereal yield — all countries

Cereal yield — NATO

Cereal yield in NATO in 2023 — 6,237 kg/ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 210.7%.

2023 6,237 kg/ha +2.53% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 6,375 kg/ha2016
Period minimum 2,008 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Cereal yield — NATO, 1961–202302,0004,0006,0008,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 2,008 kg/ha1963: 2,300 kg/ha1965: 2,446 kg/ha1967: 2,601 kg/ha1969: 2,767 kg/ha1971: 3,067 kg/ha1973: 3,062 kg/ha1975: 3,012 kg/ha1977: 3,200 kg/ha1979: 3,540 kg/ha1981: 3,553 kg/ha1983: 3,234 kg/ha1985: 3,951 kg/ha1987: 3,897 kg/ha1989: 3,844 kg/ha1991: 4,041 kg/ha1993: 3,814 kg/ha1995: 4,009 kg/ha1997: 4,400 kg/ha1999: 4,642 kg/ha2001: 4,599 kg/ha2003: 4,592 kg/ha2005: 5,063 kg/ha2007: 5,109 kg/ha2009: 5,551 kg/ha2011: 5,465 kg/ha2013: 5,831 kg/ha2015: 5,915 kg/ha2017: 6,302 kg/ha2019: 6,193 kg/ha2021: 6,206 kg/ha2023: 6,237 kg/ha
Change over the period: +4,229 (+210.65%) Average annual rate: 1.85 %

Comparison, 2023

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

NATO 6,237 kg/ha
World 4,231 kg/ha
Cereal yield — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 6,237 +154 +2.53%
2022 6,083 −123 −1.99%
2021 6,206 +23 +0.38%
2020 6,183 −10 −0.16%
2019 6,193 +73 +1.19%
2018 6,120 −182 −2.89%
2017 6,302 −73 −1.14%
2016 6,375 +460 +7.77%
2015 5,915 −132 −2.18%
2014 6,047 +216 +3.71%
2013 5,831 +826 +16.5%
2012 5,005 −460 −8.42%
2011 5,465 −11 −0.2%
2010 5,476 −75 −1.35%
2009 5,551 +182 +3.39%
2008 5,369 +261 +5.1%
2007 5,109 +161 +3.25%
2006 4,948 −114 −2.26%
2005 5,063 −330 −6.12%
2004 5,392 +800 +17.43%
2003 4,592 +58 +1.27%
2002 4,534 −65 −1.42%
2001 4,599 −33 −0.72%
2000 4,633 −9 −0.2%
1999 4,642 +22 +0.47%
1998 4,620 +220 +5.01%
1997 4,400 +46 +1.06%
1996 4,354 +345 +8.61%
1995 4,009 −314 −7.25%
1994 4,322 +509 +13.34%
1993 3,814 −336 −8.09%
1992 4,149 +109 +2.69%
1991 4,041 −33 −0.8%
1990 4,074 +229 +5.97%
1989 3,844 +350 +10.02%
1988 3,494 −403 −10.34%
1987 3,897 −46 −1.16%
1986 3,943 −8 −0.2%
1985 3,951 +86 +2.23%
1984 3,865 +631 +19.5%
1983 3,234 −504 −13.47%
1982 3,738 +185 +5.2%
1981 3,553 +186 +5.54%
1980 3,366 −174 −4.91%
1979 3,540 +66 +1.89%
1978 3,475 +275 +8.59%
1977 3,200 +135 +4.4%
1976 3,065 +53 +1.76%
1975 3,012 +202 +7.17%
1974 2,810 −252 −8.22%
1973 3,062 −59 −1.91%
1972 3,122 +55 +1.78%
1971 3,067 +432 +16.38%
1970 2,635 −131 −4.74%
1969 2,767 +135 +5.11%
1968 2,632 +31 +1.2%
1967 2,601 +123 +4.95%
1966 2,478 +32 +1.31%
1965 2,446 +231 +10.42%
1964 2,215 −85 −3.7%
1963 2,300 +103 +4.69%
1962 2,197 +190 +9.45%
1961 2,008

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.