Cereal yield — all countries

Cereal yield — World

Cereal yield in the world in 2024 — 3,955 kg/ha. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 178.2%.

2024 3,955 kg/ha −6.52% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 4,231 kg/ha2023
Period minimum 1,422 kg/ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2024 · kg per hectare

Cereal yield — World, 1961–202402,0004,0006,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 1,422 kg/ha1963: 1,576 kg/ha1965: 1,625 kg/ha1967: 1,749 kg/ha1969: 1,789 kg/ha1971: 1,966 kg/ha1973: 1,985 kg/ha1975: 2,080 kg/ha1977: 2,136 kg/ha1979: 2,332 kg/ha1981: 2,439 kg/ha1983: 2,444 kg/ha1985: 2,695 kg/ha1987: 2,677 kg/ha1989: 2,755 kg/ha1991: 2,861 kg/ha1993: 2,732 kg/ha1995: 2,763 kg/ha1997: 2,987 kg/ha1999: 3,107 kg/ha2001: 3,133 kg/ha2003: 3,119 kg/ha2005: 3,276 kg/ha2007: 3,371 kg/ha2009: 3,558 kg/ha2011: 3,656 kg/ha2013: 3,830 kg/ha2015: 3,932 kg/ha2017: 4,066 kg/ha2019: 4,124 kg/ha2021: 4,174 kg/ha2023: 4,231 kg/ha2024: 3,955 kg/ha
Change over the period: +2,533 (+178.2%) Average annual rate: 1.64 %

Comparison, 2024

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

World 3,955 kg/ha
World 3,955 kg/ha
Cereal yield — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2024 3,955 −276 −6.52%
2023 4,231 +46 +1.1%
2022 4,185 +11 +0.28%
2021 4,174 +55 +1.33%
2020 4,119 −5 −0.12%
2019 4,124 +101 +2.51%
2018 4,023 −44 −1.08%
2017 4,066 +49 +1.23%
2016 4,017 +85 +2.15%
2015 3,932 +38 +0.97%
2014 3,894 +65 +1.69%
2013 3,830 +218 +6.04%
2012 3,612 −44 −1.22%
2011 3,656 +93 +2.62%
2010 3,563 +5 +0.14%
2009 3,558 +13 +0.36%
2008 3,545 +174 +5.16%
2007 3,371 +90 +2.74%
2006 3,281 +5 +0.17%
2005 3,276 −83 −2.47%
2004 3,359 +239 +7.67%
2003 3,119 +43 +1.41%
2002 3,076 −57 −1.81%
2001 3,133 +72 +2.34%
2000 3,061 −46 −1.5%
1999 3,107 +61 +2%
1998 3,046 +60 +1.99%
1997 2,987 +65 +2.21%
1996 2,922 +160 +5.78%
1995 2,763 −48 −1.72%
1994 2,811 +78 +2.87%
1993 2,732 −49 −1.77%
1992 2,782 −79 −2.77%
1991 2,861 −10 −0.35%
1990 2,871 +116 +4.21%
1989 2,755 +155 +5.94%
1988 2,600 −77 −2.88%
1987 2,677 −13 −0.47%
1986 2,690 −5 −0.2%
1985 2,695 +4 +0.13%
1984 2,692 +248 +10.16%
1983 2,444 −91 −3.58%
1982 2,534 +96 +3.92%
1981 2,439 +141 +6.15%
1980 2,297 −34 −1.47%
1979 2,332 +35 +1.53%
1978 2,296 +160 +7.51%
1977 2,136 +47 +2.26%
1976 2,089 +8 +0.4%
1975 2,080 +114 +5.77%
1974 1,967 −19 −0.94%
1973 1,985 +32 +1.64%
1972 1,953 −12 −0.62%
1971 1,966 +149 +8.21%
1970 1,816 +27 +1.51%
1969 1,789 +24 +1.34%
1968 1,766 +17 +0.97%
1967 1,749 +83 +4.98%
1966 1,666 +41 +2.51%
1965 1,625 +48 +3.05%
1964 1,577 +1 +0.05%
1963 1,576 +65 +4.32%
1962 1,511 +89 +6.28%
1961 1,422

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.