Cereal yield in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: Cereal yield was 3,662 kg per hectare in 2024. β² Rising
Cereal yield in Late-demographic dividend, 1961β2024
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 Late-demographic dividend is 3,662 kg per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.3% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 4,837 kg per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,301 kg per hectare, in 1961.
That places Late-demographic dividend 21st out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,640 kg per hectare | 1,301 kg per hectare | 1,840 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,203 kg per hectare | 1,968 kg per hectare | 2,545 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,045 kg per hectare | 2,542 kg per hectare | 3,325 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,183 kg per hectare | 2,861 kg per hectare | 3,504 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,562 kg per hectare | 3,180 kg per hectare | 3,902 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,363 kg per hectare | 3,970 kg per hectare | 4,684 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,520 kg per hectare | 3,662 kg per hectare | 4,837 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
More agriculture & rural data for Late-demographic dividend
- Rural population, per capita 0.3234 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.9% (2025)
- Rural population 753.69 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 32.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 804.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0589 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Late-demographic dividend?
- Cereal yield in Late-demographic dividend was 3,662 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 Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 4,837 kg per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,301 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for cereal yield?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 21st out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.