Cereal yield in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Cereal yield was 3,147 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 3,147 kg per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 3,318 kg per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 985.61 kg per hectare, in 1961.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 26th of 47 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 985.61 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1,131 kg per hectare | +14.8% |
| 1963 | 1,335 kg per hectare | +18.0% |
| 1964 | 1,115 kg per hectare | -16.5% |
| 1965 | 1,136 kg per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 1,274 kg per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1967 | 1,307 kg per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 1,224 kg per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1969 | 1,300 kg per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 1,225 kg per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 1,578 kg per hectare | +28.7% |
| 1972 | 1,443 kg per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1973 | 1,254 kg per hectare | -13.1% |
| 1974 | 1,310 kg per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 1,642 kg per hectare | +25.3% |
| 1976 | 1,822 kg per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 1,811 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 1,845 kg per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 1,900 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 1,869 kg per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 1,888 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 1,998 kg per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 1,869 kg per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 1,997 kg per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 1,955 kg per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 2,157 kg per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 2,158 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 2,266 kg per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 1,773 kg per hectare | -21.7% |
| 1990 | 2,228 kg per hectare | +25.6% |
| 1991 | 2,238 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 2,018 kg per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 2,036 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1,731 kg per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1995 | 1,708 kg per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1,636 kg per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 1,918 kg per hectare | +17.2% |
| 1998 | 1,834 kg per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 1,897 kg per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 1,852 kg per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 2,126 kg per hectare | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 2,176 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 2,019 kg per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 2,239 kg per hectare | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 2,253 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 2,308 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 2,138 kg per hectare | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 2,555 kg per hectare | +19.5% |
| 2009 | 2,516 kg per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 2,287 kg per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 2,892 kg per hectare | +26.5% |
| 2012 | 2,447 kg per hectare | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 2,921 kg per hectare | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 3,007 kg per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 3,033 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 3,173 kg per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 3,028 kg per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 3,230 kg per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 3,267 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 3,133 kg per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 3,318 kg per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 3,100 kg per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 3,279 kg per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 3,147 kg per hectare | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,201 kg per hectare | 985.61 kg per hectare | 1,335 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,583 kg per hectare | 1,225 kg per hectare | 1,900 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,993 kg per hectare | 1,773 kg per hectare | 2,266 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,924 kg per hectare | 1,636 kg per hectare | 2,238 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,218 kg per hectare | 1,852 kg per hectare | 2,555 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,928 kg per hectare | 2,287 kg per hectare | 3,267 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,195 kg per hectare | 3,100 kg per hectare | 3,318 kg per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3167 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.2% (2025)
- Rural population 80.22 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 31.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0622 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Cereal yield in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 3,147 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3,318 kg per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 985.61 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for cereal yield?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.