Cereal yield — all countries

Cereal yield — Upper-middle-income countries

Cereal yield in upper-middle-income countries in 2023 — 5,024 kg/ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 311.5%.

2023 5,024 kg/ha +0.55% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 5,024 kg/ha2023
Period minimum 1,221 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Cereal yield — Upper-middle-income countries, 1961–202302,0004,0006,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,221 kg/ha1963: 1,431 kg/ha1965: 1,552 kg/ha1967: 1,712 kg/ha1969: 1,692 kg/ha1971: 1,910 kg/ha1973: 1,958 kg/ha1975: 2,112 kg/ha1977: 2,138 kg/ha1979: 2,447 kg/ha1981: 2,591 kg/ha1983: 2,853 kg/ha1985: 2,946 kg/ha1987: 3,044 kg/ha1989: 3,111 kg/ha1991: 3,286 kg/ha1993: 3,206 kg/ha1995: 3,273 kg/ha1997: 3,499 kg/ha1999: 3,633 kg/ha2001: 3,558 kg/ha2003: 3,631 kg/ha2005: 3,845 kg/ha2007: 3,988 kg/ha2009: 4,131 kg/ha2011: 4,401 kg/ha2013: 4,588 kg/ha2015: 4,780 kg/ha2017: 4,894 kg/ha2019: 4,980 kg/ha2021: 4,946 kg/ha2023: 5,024 kg/ha
Change over the period: +3,803 (+311.49%) Average annual rate: 2.31 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Upper-middle-income countries

Upper-middle-income countries 5,024 kg/ha
World 4,231 kg/ha
Cereal yield — Upper-middle-income countries, by year Upper-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 5,024 +28 +0.55%
2022 4,996 +51 +1.02%
2021 4,946 −18 −0.36%
2020 4,964 −17 −0.33%
2019 4,980 +135 +2.79%
2018 4,845 −49 −1%
2017 4,894 +177 +3.74%
2016 4,717 −63 −1.32%
2015 4,780 +183 +3.99%
2014 4,597 +9 +0.19%
2013 4,588 +128 +2.87%
2012 4,460 +59 +1.34%
2011 4,401 +150 +3.54%
2010 4,251 +120 +2.89%
2009 4,131 −69 −1.64%
2008 4,200 +212 +5.31%
2007 3,988 +32 +0.81%
2006 3,956 +112 +2.9%
2005 3,845 +66 +1.76%
2004 3,778 +147 +4.05%
2003 3,631 +35 +0.96%
2002 3,596 +38 +1.07%
2001 3,558 +34 +0.96%
2000 3,525 −109 −3%
1999 3,633 +50 +1.39%
1998 3,584 +85 +2.42%
1997 3,499 +78 +2.29%
1996 3,420 +148 +4.52%
1995 3,273 +103 +3.25%
1994 3,170 −36 −1.14%
1993 3,206 +86 +2.77%
1992 3,120 −167 −5.07%
1991 3,286 +0 +0.01%
1990 3,286 +175 +5.63%
1989 3,111 +66 +2.18%
1988 3,044 +0 +0.01%
1987 3,044 +60 +2.02%
1986 2,984 +38 +1.28%
1985 2,946 −85 −2.8%
1984 3,031 +178 +6.23%
1983 2,853 +102 +3.72%
1982 2,750 +159 +6.15%
1981 2,591 +152 +6.23%
1980 2,439 −7 −0.3%
1979 2,447 +122 +5.23%
1978 2,325 +187 +8.73%
1977 2,138 −4 −0.17%
1976 2,142 +29 +1.4%
1975 2,112 +53 +2.59%
1974 2,059 +102 +5.19%
1973 1,958 +99 +5.3%
1972 1,859 −51 −2.66%
1971 1,910 +60 +3.22%
1970 1,850 +158 +9.33%
1969 1,692 +23 +1.37%
1968 1,670 −42 −2.46%
1967 1,712 +64 +3.89%
1966 1,647 +95 +6.13%
1965 1,552 +64 +4.29%
1964 1,488 +58 +4.05%
1963 1,431 +99 +7.47%
1962 1,331 +110 +9.03%
1961 1,221

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.