Cereal yield in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Cereal yield was 1,708 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 1,708 kg per hectare for cereal yield in 2024.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 1,837 kg per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 869.59 kg per hectare, in 1965.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 32nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yield in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 924.11 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 931.51 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 934.01 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 879.75 kg per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 869.59 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 879.87 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 1,115 kg per hectare | +26.7% |
| 1968 | 898.7 kg per hectare | -19.4% |
| 1969 | 939.09 kg per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 948.88 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 1,071 kg per hectare | +12.9% |
| 1972 | 1,110 kg per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 934.09 kg per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1974 | 1,172 kg per hectare | +25.5% |
| 1975 | 1,146 kg per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 1,153 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 1,211 kg per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 1,204 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 1,163 kg per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 1,249 kg per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 1,424 kg per hectare | +14.0% |
| 1982 | 1,174 kg per hectare | -17.5% |
| 1983 | 1,012 kg per hectare | -13.9% |
| 1984 | 955.82 kg per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 1,128 kg per hectare | +18.0% |
| 1986 | 1,132 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1,115 kg per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 1,175 kg per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 1,290 kg per hectare | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 1,251 kg per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 1,219 kg per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 904.2 kg per hectare | -25.8% |
| 1993 | 1,259 kg per hectare | +39.2% |
| 1994 | 1,156 kg per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 1,026 kg per hectare | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 1,267 kg per hectare | +23.5% |
| 1997 | 1,127 kg per hectare | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 1,144 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 1,194 kg per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 1,294 kg per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 1,261 kg per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1,266 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,145 kg per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 1,291 kg per hectare | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 1,174 kg per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 1,298 kg per hectare | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 1,328 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1,351 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1,423 kg per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 1,551 kg per hectare | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 1,471 kg per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 1,646 kg per hectare | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 1,532 kg per hectare | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 1,650 kg per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 1,635 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,497 kg per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 1,750 kg per hectare | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 1,675 kg per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 1,683 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,809 kg per hectare | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 1,837 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1,798 kg per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 1,789 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1,708 kg per hectare | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 930.16 kg per hectare | 869.59 kg per hectare | 1,115 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,111 kg per hectare | 934.09 kg per hectare | 1,211 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,166 kg per hectare | 955.82 kg per hectare | 1,424 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,155 kg per hectare | 904.2 kg per hectare | 1,267 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,283 kg per hectare | 1,145 kg per hectare | 1,423 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,609 kg per hectare | 1,471 kg per hectare | 1,750 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,788 kg per hectare | 1,708 kg per hectare | 1,837 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 29 Croatia 5,914 kg per hectare compare
- 30 Indonesia 5,829 kg per hectare compare
- 31 Switzerland 5,706 kg per hectare compare
- 32 Hungary 5,630 kg per hectare compare
- 33 Slovakia 5,560 kg per hectare compare
- 34 Luxembourg 5,540 kg per hectare compare
- 35 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5,530 kg per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Rural population, per capita 0.613 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 483.55 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 61.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 265.55 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1542 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 209.47 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Cereal yield in Africa Eastern and Southern was 1,708 kg per hectare in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 1,837 kg per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 869.59 kg per hectare in 1965.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for cereal yield?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.