Cereal yield — all countries

Cereal yield — South Asia

Cereal yield in South Asia in 2024 — 3,814 kg/ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 270.9%.

2024 3,814 kg/ha +1.05% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 3,814 kg/ha2024
Period minimum 947 kg/ha1966

Trend over time

1961–2024 · kg per hectare

Cereal yield — South Asia, 1961–202401,0002,0003,0004,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 1,028 kg/ha1963: 1,054 kg/ha1965: 949 kg/ha1967: 1,076 kg/ha1969: 1,135 kg/ha1971: 1,190 kg/ha1973: 1,223 kg/ha1975: 1,326 kg/ha1977: 1,393 kg/ha1979: 1,293 kg/ha1981: 1,463 kg/ha1983: 1,634 kg/ha1985: 1,657 kg/ha1987: 1,655 kg/ha1989: 1,976 kg/ha1991: 1,976 kg/ha1993: 2,113 kg/ha1995: 2,147 kg/ha1997: 2,267 kg/ha1999: 2,412 kg/ha2001: 2,516 kg/ha2003: 2,500 kg/ha2005: 2,529 kg/ha2007: 2,694 kg/ha2009: 2,728 kg/ha2011: 3,035 kg/ha2013: 3,130 kg/ha2015: 3,041 kg/ha2017: 3,281 kg/ha2019: 3,557 kg/ha2021: 3,677 kg/ha2023: 3,774 kg/ha2024: 3,814 kg/ha
Change over the period: +2,786 (+270.92%) Average annual rate: 2.1 %

Comparison, 2024

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

South Asia 3,814 kg/ha
World 3,955 kg/ha
Cereal yield — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2024 3,814 +40 +1.05%
2023 3,774 +63 +1.71%
2022 3,711 +34 +0.92%
2021 3,677 +120 +3.36%
2020 3,557 +1 +0.02%
2019 3,557 +99 +2.86%
2018 3,458 +177 +5.38%
2017 3,281 +100 +3.15%
2016 3,181 +140 +4.62%
2015 3,041 −112 −3.55%
2014 3,153 +22 +0.72%
2013 3,130 −11 −0.34%
2012 3,141 +106 +3.49%
2011 3,035 +198 +6.96%
2010 2,837 +109 +4%
2009 2,728 −72 −2.56%
2008 2,800 +106 +3.92%
2007 2,694 +122 +4.74%
2006 2,572 +43 +1.7%
2005 2,529 +78 +3.18%
2004 2,451 −49 −1.97%
2003 2,500 +149 +6.35%
2002 2,351 −165 −6.57%
2001 2,516 +127 +5.33%
2000 2,389 −23 −0.96%
1999 2,412 +174 +7.77%
1998 2,238 −28 −1.26%
1997 2,267 +156 +7.41%
1996 2,110 −37 −1.71%
1995 2,147 −19 −0.86%
1994 2,165 +52 +2.48%
1993 2,113 +15 +0.73%
1992 2,098 +122 +6.16%
1991 1,976 +20 +1.02%
1990 1,956 −19 −0.98%
1989 1,976 +149 +8.18%
1988 1,826 +171 +10.33%
1987 1,655 +8 +0.46%
1986 1,648 −9 −0.54%
1985 1,657 +30 +1.86%
1984 1,626 −8 −0.46%
1983 1,634 +214 +15.05%
1982 1,420 −43 −2.96%
1981 1,463 +38 +2.68%
1980 1,425 +132 +10.21%
1979 1,293 −137 −9.59%
1978 1,430 +37 +2.64%
1977 1,393 +130 +10.33%
1976 1,263 −63 −4.78%
1975 1,326 +176 +15.26%
1974 1,151 −72 −5.93%
1973 1,223 +61 +5.22%
1972 1,162 −28 −2.32%
1971 1,190 −11 −0.9%
1970 1,201 +66 +5.8%
1969 1,135 +18 +1.6%
1968 1,117 +41 +3.85%
1967 1,076 +129 +13.6%
1966 947 −3 −0.26%
1965 949 −126 −11.7%
1964 1,075 +21 +2.03%
1963 1,054 +54 +5.45%
1962 999 −29 −2.81%
1961 1,028

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.