Cereal yield in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Cereal yield was 4,812 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Latin America & Caribbean (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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 4,812 kg per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 4,812 kg per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,277 kg per hectare, in 1961.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yield in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,277 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1,342 kg per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 1,312 kg per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 1,388 kg per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 1,363 kg per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 1,363 kg per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,428 kg per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 1,343 kg per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1969 | 1,414 kg per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 1,532 kg per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 1,491 kg per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 1,440 kg per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 1,617 kg per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 1,663 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 1,632 kg per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 1,643 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 1,693 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 1,715 kg per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 1,721 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 1,793 kg per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 1,996 kg per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 1,986 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1,981 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 2,088 kg per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 2,131 kg per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 2,016 kg per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 2,079 kg per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 2,065 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 2,073 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 2,060 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 2,143 kg per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 2,404 kg per hectare | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 2,466 kg per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 2,410 kg per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 2,510 kg per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 2,496 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 2,680 kg per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 2,772 kg per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 2,796 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 2,817 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 2,973 kg per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 2,886 kg per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 3,223 kg per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 3,148 kg per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 3,158 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 3,219 kg per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 3,531 kg per hectare | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 3,577 kg per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 3,383 kg per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 3,866 kg per hectare | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 3,741 kg per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 3,928 kg per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 4,128 kg per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 4,115 kg per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 4,364 kg per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 4,152 kg per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 4,639 kg per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 4,315 kg per hectare | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 4,774 kg per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 4,686 kg per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 4,465 kg per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 4,467 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4,542 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 4,812 kg per hectare | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,359 kg per hectare | 1,277 kg per hectare | 1,428 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,615 kg per hectare | 1,440 kg per hectare | 1,721 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,021 kg per hectare | 1,793 kg per hectare | 2,131 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,474 kg per hectare | 2,060 kg per hectare | 2,796 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,192 kg per hectare | 2,817 kg per hectare | 3,577 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,202 kg per hectare | 3,741 kg per hectare | 4,774 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,595 kg per hectare | 4,465 kg per hectare | 4,812 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 7 New Caledonia 9,790 kg per hectare compare
- 8 New Zealand 9,102 kg per hectare compare
- 9 Belgium 8,486 kg per hectare compare
- 10 United States of America 8,414 kg per hectare compare
- 11 Bahamas 7,737 kg per hectare compare
- 12 Egypt 7,402 kg per hectare compare
- 13 Ireland 7,325 kg per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Rural population, per capita 0.186 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.3% (2025)
- Rural population 116.59 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 18.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 761.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0732 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Cereal yield in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 4,812 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 4,812 kg per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,277 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for cereal yield?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (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.