Cereal yield — all countries

Cereal yield — South America

Cereal yield in South America in 2023 — 4,739 kg/ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 251.9%.

2023 4,739 kg/ha +0.52% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 5,101 kg/ha2019
Period minimum 1,338 kg/ha1968

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Cereal yield — South America, 1961–202302,0004,0006,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,347 kg/ha1963: 1,382 kg/ha1965: 1,394 kg/ha1967: 1,474 kg/ha1969: 1,408 kg/ha1971: 1,499 kg/ha1973: 1,658 kg/ha1975: 1,606 kg/ha1977: 1,699 kg/ha1979: 1,681 kg/ha1981: 1,940 kg/ha1983: 1,940 kg/ha1985: 2,082 kg/ha1987: 2,072 kg/ha1989: 2,109 kg/ha1991: 2,146 kg/ha1993: 2,520 kg/ha1995: 2,616 kg/ha1997: 2,810 kg/ha1999: 2,947 kg/ha2001: 3,133 kg/ha2003: 3,435 kg/ha2005: 3,323 kg/ha2007: 3,739 kg/ha2009: 3,546 kg/ha2011: 4,064 kg/ha2013: 4,509 kg/ha2015: 4,788 kg/ha2017: 5,030 kg/ha2019: 5,101 kg/ha2021: 4,742 kg/ha2023: 4,739 kg/ha
Change over the period: +3,392 (+251.88%) Average annual rate: 2.05 %

Comparison, 2023

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

South America 4,739 kg/ha
World 4,231 kg/ha
Cereal yield — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 4,739 +25 +0.52%
2022 4,714 −28 −0.58%
2021 4,742 −288 −5.73%
2020 5,030 −71 −1.4%
2019 5,101 +494 +10.72%
2018 4,607 −422 −8.4%
2017 5,030 +581 +13.05%
2016 4,449 −339 −7.07%
2015 4,788 +346 +7.8%
2014 4,441 −68 −1.51%
2013 4,509 +275 +6.48%
2012 4,235 +171 +4.21%
2011 4,064 −127 −3.03%
2010 4,191 +645 +18.18%
2009 3,546 −230 −6.08%
2008 3,776 +36 +0.97%
2007 3,739 +369 +10.93%
2006 3,371 +48 +1.46%
2005 3,323 +4 +0.12%
2004 3,318 −116 −3.39%
2003 3,435 +430 +14.31%
2002 3,005 −128 −4.09%
2001 3,133 +174 +5.89%
2000 2,959 +12 +0.41%
1999 2,947 −38 −1.27%
1998 2,985 +174 +6.2%
1997 2,810 +224 +8.65%
1996 2,587 −30 −1.14%
1995 2,616 +131 +5.27%
1994 2,485 −35 −1.38%
1993 2,520 +107 +4.42%
1992 2,414 +267 +12.45%
1991 2,146 +141 +7.04%
1990 2,005 −104 −4.92%
1989 2,109 +13 +0.63%
1988 2,096 +24 +1.15%
1987 2,072 +88 +4.45%
1986 1,984 −99 −4.74%
1985 2,082 +25 +1.2%
1984 2,058 +118 +6.06%
1983 1,940 +17 +0.9%
1982 1,923 −18 −0.91%
1981 1,940 +228 +13.32%
1980 1,712 +31 +1.84%
1979 1,681 +2 +0.14%
1978 1,679 −19 −1.15%
1977 1,699 +72 +4.43%
1976 1,627 +21 +1.3%
1975 1,606 −88 −5.21%
1974 1,694 +36 +2.15%
1973 1,658 +216 +14.97%
1972 1,442 −56 −3.75%
1971 1,499 −52 −3.36%
1970 1,551 +143 +10.12%
1969 1,408 +70 +5.23%
1968 1,338 −136 −9.25%
1967 1,474 +61 +4.33%
1966 1,413 +19 +1.35%
1965 1,394 −45 −3.15%
1964 1,440 +58 +4.18%
1963 1,382 −45 −3.17%
1962 1,427 +81 +5.98%
1961 1,347

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.