Cereal yield — all countries

Cereal yield — North America

Cereal yield in North America in 2024 — 8,414 kg/ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 281.9%.

2024 8,414 kg/ha +15.39% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 8,414 kg/ha2024
Period minimum 2,203 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2024 · kg per hectare

Cereal yield — North America, 1961–202402,5005,0007,50010,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 2,203 kg/ha1963: 2,580 kg/ha1965: 2,732 kg/ha1967: 2,782 kg/ha1969: 3,109 kg/ha1971: 3,376 kg/ha1973: 3,293 kg/ha1975: 3,179 kg/ha1977: 3,392 kg/ha1979: 3,934 kg/ha1981: 3,840 kg/ha1983: 3,179 kg/ha1985: 4,180 kg/ha1987: 4,112 kg/ha1989: 3,889 kg/ha1991: 4,023 kg/ha1993: 3,896 kg/ha1995: 4,189 kg/ha1997: 4,653 kg/ha1999: 5,126 kg/ha2001: 5,053 kg/ha2003: 5,254 kg/ha2005: 5,745 kg/ha2007: 5,933 kg/ha2009: 6,416 kg/ha2011: 6,174 kg/ha2013: 6,635 kg/ha2015: 6,677 kg/ha2017: 7,419 kg/ha2019: 7,104 kg/ha2021: 7,128 kg/ha2023: 7,292 kg/ha2024: 8,414 kg/ha
Change over the period: +6,210 (+281.86%) Average annual rate: 2.15 %

Comparison, 2024

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

North America 8,414 kg/ha
World 3,955 kg/ha
Cereal yield — North America, by year North America All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2024 8,414 +1,122 +15.39%
2023 7,292 +180 +2.53%
2022 7,112 −16 −0.22%
2021 7,128 −82 −1.13%
2020 7,209 +106 +1.49%
2019 7,104 −157 −2.16%
2018 7,260 −159 −2.14%
2017 7,419 −355 −4.56%
2016 7,774 +1,097 +16.43%
2015 6,677 −178 −2.59%
2014 6,854 +219 +3.3%
2013 6,635 +1,213 +22.37%
2012 5,422 −752 −12.17%
2011 6,174 −156 −2.46%
2010 6,330 −86 −1.34%
2009 6,416 +501 +8.47%
2008 5,915 −18 −0.3%
2007 5,933 +310 +5.51%
2006 5,623 −122 −2.12%
2005 5,745 −284 −4.71%
2004 6,029 +775 +14.76%
2003 5,254 +407 +8.4%
2002 4,847 −206 −4.09%
2001 5,053 −78 −1.51%
2000 5,131 +5 +0.1%
1999 5,126 +113 +2.25%
1998 5,013 +360 +7.73%
1997 4,653 +39 +0.84%
1996 4,614 +425 +10.14%
1995 4,189 −721 −14.68%
1994 4,910 +1,014 +26.03%
1993 3,896 −783 −16.73%
1992 4,679 +655 +16.29%
1991 4,023 −209 −4.93%
1990 4,232 +343 +8.82%
1989 3,889 +702 +22.03%
1988 3,187 −925 −22.49%
1987 4,112 −59 −1.41%
1986 4,170 −10 −0.23%
1985 4,180 +338 +8.8%
1984 3,842 +663 +20.86%
1983 3,179 −777 −19.63%
1982 3,956 +115 +3%
1981 3,840 +415 +12.11%
1980 3,425 −509 −12.94%
1979 3,934 +221 +5.96%
1978 3,713 +321 +9.45%
1977 3,392 +126 +3.85%
1976 3,267 +88 +2.77%
1975 3,179 +445 +16.27%
1974 2,734 −559 −16.99%
1973 3,293 −165 −4.78%
1972 3,459 +83 +2.44%
1971 3,376 +415 +14.03%
1970 2,961 −148 −4.76%
1969 3,109 +250 +8.74%
1968 2,859 +77 +2.78%
1967 2,782 +18 +0.66%
1966 2,763 +31 +1.15%
1965 2,732 +353 +14.85%
1964 2,379 −202 −7.81%
1963 2,580 +150 +6.17%
1962 2,430 +227 +10.3%
1961 2,203

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.