Cereal yield in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Cereal yield was 3,099 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in East Asia & Pacific, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield in East Asia & Pacific stood at 3,099 kg per hectare.
That represents a change of down 43.0% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 5,433 kg per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,416 kg per hectare, in 1961.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 26th 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 East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,416 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1,513 kg per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 1,629 kg per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 1,711 kg per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 1,759 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 1,865 kg per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 1,874 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 1,925 kg per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 1,920 kg per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 2,099 kg per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 2,117 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 2,048 kg per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 2,193 kg per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 2,283 kg per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 2,348 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 2,383 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 2,303 kg per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 2,571 kg per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 2,714 kg per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 2,604 kg per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 2,756 kg per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 2,964 kg per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 3,176 kg per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 3,355 kg per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 3,260 kg per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 3,335 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 3,392 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 3,389 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 3,478 kg per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 3,669 kg per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 3,662 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 3,757 kg per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 3,855 kg per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 3,830 kg per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 3,911 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 4,070 kg per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 4,020 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 4,092 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 4,108 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 4,001 kg per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 4,068 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 4,009 kg per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 4,070 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 4,222 kg per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 4,341 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 4,311 kg per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 4,327 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 4,533 kg per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 4,504 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 4,624 kg per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 4,761 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 4,852 kg per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 4,934 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 4,945 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 5,071 kg per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 5,097 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 5,123 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 5,121 kg per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 5,196 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 5,231 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 5,319 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 5,431 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 5,433 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,099 kg per hectare | -43.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,735 kg per hectare | 1,416 kg per hectare | 1,925 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,306 kg per hectare | 2,048 kg per hectare | 2,714 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,171 kg per hectare | 2,604 kg per hectare | 3,478 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,898 kg per hectare | 3,662 kg per hectare | 4,108 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,239 kg per hectare | 4,001 kg per hectare | 4,533 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,972 kg per hectare | 4,624 kg per hectare | 5,196 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,903 kg per hectare | 3,099 kg per hectare | 5,433 kg per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for East Asia & Pacific
- Rural population, per capita 0.3523 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 842.28 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 35.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 778.27 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.86 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in East Asia & Pacific?
- Cereal yield in East Asia & Pacific was 3,099 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 East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 5,433 kg per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,416 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for cereal yield?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.