Cereal yield — all countries

Cereal yield — OECD

Cereal yield in the OECD in 2024 — 6,225 kg/ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 207.9%.

2024 6,225 kg/ha +6.34% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 6,225 kg/ha2024
Period minimum 2,021 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2024 · kg per hectare

Cereal yield — OECD, 1961–202402,0004,0006,0008,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 2,021 kg/ha1963: 2,279 kg/ha1965: 2,375 kg/ha1967: 2,500 kg/ha1969: 2,669 kg/ha1971: 2,926 kg/ha1973: 2,918 kg/ha1975: 2,913 kg/ha1977: 3,021 kg/ha1979: 3,367 kg/ha1981: 3,358 kg/ha1983: 3,073 kg/ha1985: 3,724 kg/ha1987: 3,694 kg/ha1989: 3,663 kg/ha1991: 3,850 kg/ha1993: 3,701 kg/ha1995: 3,830 kg/ha1997: 4,171 kg/ha1999: 4,377 kg/ha2001: 4,365 kg/ha2003: 4,320 kg/ha2005: 4,728 kg/ha2007: 4,707 kg/ha2009: 5,091 kg/ha2011: 5,043 kg/ha2013: 5,383 kg/ha2015: 5,479 kg/ha2017: 5,741 kg/ha2019: 5,628 kg/ha2021: 5,701 kg/ha2023: 5,854 kg/ha2024: 6,225 kg/ha
Change over the period: +4,203 (+207.95%) Average annual rate: 1.8 %

Comparison, 2024

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

OECD 6,225 kg/ha
World 3,955 kg/ha
Cereal yield — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2024 6,225 +371 +6.34%
2023 5,854 +123 +2.15%
2022 5,730 +29 +0.51%
2021 5,701 −9 −0.15%
2020 5,710 +83 +1.47%
2019 5,628 +87 +1.58%
2018 5,540 −200 −3.49%
2017 5,741 −148 −2.51%
2016 5,888 +410 +7.48%
2015 5,479 −65 −1.17%
2014 5,543 +161 +2.99%
2013 5,383 +673 +14.29%
2012 4,709 −333 −6.61%
2011 5,043 −12 −0.25%
2010 5,055 −36 −0.7%
2009 5,091 +171 +3.47%
2008 4,920 +213 +4.53%
2007 4,707 +197 +4.37%
2006 4,510 −218 −4.62%
2005 4,728 −178 −3.63%
2004 4,906 +587 +13.58%
2003 4,320 +113 +2.68%
2002 4,207 −158 −3.62%
2001 4,365 −38 −0.86%
2000 4,403 +26 +0.59%
1999 4,377 +8 +0.19%
1998 4,369 +198 +4.76%
1997 4,171 +7 +0.17%
1996 4,163 +334 +8.71%
1995 3,830 −292 −7.07%
1994 4,121 +420 +11.35%
1993 3,701 −322 −8%
1992 4,023 +173 +4.48%
1991 3,850 −27 −0.69%
1990 3,877 +214 +5.84%
1989 3,663 +318 +9.5%
1988 3,345 −349 −9.45%
1987 3,694 −27 −0.72%
1986 3,721 −2 −0.06%
1985 3,724 +83 +2.28%
1984 3,640 +568 +18.47%
1983 3,073 −405 −11.65%
1982 3,478 +120 +3.57%
1981 3,358 +204 +6.48%
1980 3,154 −213 −6.34%
1979 3,367 +50 +1.51%
1978 3,317 +296 +9.81%
1977 3,021 +101 +3.44%
1976 2,920 +8 +0.26%
1975 2,913 +176 +6.43%
1974 2,737 −182 −6.23%
1973 2,918 −18 −0.62%
1972 2,937 +11 +0.36%
1971 2,926 +357 +13.91%
1970 2,569 −101 −3.77%
1969 2,669 +111 +4.34%
1968 2,558 +58 +2.34%
1967 2,500 +90 +3.72%
1966 2,410 +35 +1.46%
1965 2,375 +169 +7.66%
1964 2,206 −72 −3.18%
1963 2,279 +83 +3.79%
1962 2,195 +174 +8.61%
1961 2,021

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.