Cereal yield — all countries

Cereal yield — United States

Cereal yield in the United States in 2024 — 8,414 kg/ha. Ranked 3 in the world out of 79. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 233.6%.

2024 8,414 kg/ha +1% vs 2023
World rank 3of 79
Period maximum 8,614 kg/ha2016
Period minimum 2,522 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2024 · kg per hectare

Cereal yield — United States, 1961–202402,5005,0007,50010,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 2,522 kg/ha1963: 2,801 kg/ha1965: 3,041 kg/ha1967: 3,161 kg/ha1969: 3,464 kg/ha1971: 3,726 kg/ha1973: 3,683 kg/ha1975: 3,461 kg/ha1977: 3,683 kg/ha1979: 4,426 kg/ha1981: 4,257 kg/ha1983: 3,536 kg/ha1985: 4,763 kg/ha1987: 4,735 kg/ha1989: 4,474 kg/ha1991: 4,508 kg/ha1993: 4,299 kg/ha1995: 4,645 kg/ha1997: 5,275 kg/ha1999: 5,737 kg/ha2001: 5,891 kg/ha2003: 6,024 kg/ha2005: 6,451 kg/ha2007: 6,704 kg/ha2009: 7,226 kg/ha2011: 6,804 kg/ha2013: 7,301 kg/ha2015: 7,430 kg/ha2017: 8,281 kg/ha2019: 8,006 kg/ha2021: 8,247 kg/ha2023: 8,330 kg/ha2024: 8,414 kg/ha
Change over the period: +5,891 (+233.56%) Average annual rate: 1.93 %

Comparison, 2024

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

United States 8,414 kg/ha
World 3,955 kg/ha
North America 8,414 kg/ha
Cereal yield — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2024 8,414 +84 +1%
2023 8,330 +264 +3.28%
2022 8,066 −181 −2.19%
2021 8,247 +102 +1.25%
2020 8,145 +139 +1.74%
2019 8,006 −191 −2.32%
2018 8,196 −85 −1.03%
2017 8,281 −333 −3.86%
2016 8,614 +1,184 +15.94%
2015 7,430 −208 −2.72%
2014 7,638 +337 +4.62%
2013 7,301 +1,389 +23.49%
2012 5,912 −892 −13.11%
2011 6,804 −175 −2.5%
2010 6,978 −248 −3.43%
2009 7,226 +628 +9.52%
2008 6,598 −106 −1.58%
2007 6,704 +304 +4.75%
2006 6,400 −50 −0.78%
2005 6,451 −400 −5.84%
2004 6,851 +827 +13.74%
2003 6,024 +477 +8.6%
2002 5,547 −344 −5.84%
2001 5,891 +37 +0.63%
2000 5,854 +118 +2.05%
1999 5,737 +60 +1.06%
1998 5,677 +401 +7.61%
1997 5,275 +100 +1.93%
1996 5,175 +531 +11.42%
1995 4,645 −915 −16.46%
1994 5,560 +1,261 +29.34%
1993 4,299 −1,059 −19.77%
1992 5,358 +850 +18.86%
1991 4,508 −248 −5.2%
1990 4,755 +281 +6.29%
1989 4,474 +767 +20.69%
1988 3,707 −1,029 −21.72%
1987 4,735 +37 +0.78%
1986 4,699 −64 −1.35%
1985 4,763 +389 +8.9%
1984 4,374 +838 +23.71%
1983 3,536 −835 −19.1%
1982 4,371 +114 +2.68%
1981 4,257 +485 +12.85%
1980 3,772 −654 −14.78%
1979 4,426 +316 +7.7%
1978 4,110 +427 +11.58%
1977 3,683 +150 +4.25%
1976 3,533 +72 +2.07%
1975 3,461 +464 +15.47%
1974 2,998 −686 −18.62%
1973 3,683 −225 −5.76%
1972 3,908 +183 +4.9%
1971 3,726 +571 +18.09%
1970 3,155 −309 −8.93%
1969 3,464 +252 +7.83%
1968 3,213 +52 +1.63%
1967 3,161 +145 +4.79%
1966 3,017 −24 −0.79%
1965 3,041 +402 +15.21%
1964 2,639 −161 −5.76%
1963 2,801 +118 +4.38%
1962 2,683 +161 +6.38%
1961 2,522

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.