Cereal yield in Arab World
Arab World: Cereal yield was 984.98 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Arab World, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield in Arab World is 984.98 kg per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Arab World peaked at 2,168 kg per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 795.72 kg per hectare, in 1961.
Arab World ranks 46th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,011 kg per hectare | 795.72 kg per hectare | 1,195 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,051 kg per hectare | 904.76 kg per hectare | 1,207 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,160 kg per hectare | 982.48 kg per hectare | 1,418 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,448 kg per hectare | 1,348 kg per hectare | 1,640 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,730 kg per hectare | 1,438 kg per hectare | 1,959 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,894 kg per hectare | 1,707 kg per hectare | 2,168 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,710 kg per hectare | 984.98 kg per hectare | 1,971 kg per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Arab World
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 225.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.9% (2025)
- Rural population 201.16 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 40.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Land under cereal production 21.02 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 20.70 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 58.93 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Arab World?
- Cereal yield in Arab World was 984.98 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 Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 2,168 kg per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 795.72 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does Arab World rank for cereal yield?
- Arab World ranks 46th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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.