Cereal yield in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Cereal yield was 4,828 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 4,828 kg per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 4,828 kg per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,272 kg per hectare, in 1961.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,272 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1,335 kg per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 1,308 kg per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 1,388 kg per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 1,363 kg per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 1,367 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 1,430 kg per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 1,348 kg per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 1,413 kg per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 1,533 kg per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 1,494 kg per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 1,446 kg per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 1,614 kg per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 1,661 kg per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 1,625 kg per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 1,629 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1,692 kg per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 1,710 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 1,726 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 1,797 kg per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 1,995 kg per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1982 | 1,986 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1,981 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 2,094 kg per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 2,139 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 2,034 kg per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 2,097 kg per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 2,092 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 2,109 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 2,090 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 2,177 kg per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 2,438 kg per hectare | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 2,496 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 2,447 kg per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 2,549 kg per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 2,536 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 2,718 kg per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 2,820 kg per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 2,827 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 2,851 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 3,004 kg per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 2,925 kg per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 3,256 kg per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 3,196 kg per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 3,213 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 3,271 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 3,564 kg per hectare | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 3,616 kg per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 3,430 kg per hectare | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 3,914 kg per hectare | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 3,793 kg per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 3,961 kg per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 4,158 kg per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 4,149 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 4,392 kg per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 4,196 kg per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 4,669 kg per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 4,344 kg per hectare | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 4,806 kg per hectare | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 4,706 kg per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 4,499 kg per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 4,498 kg per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 4,562 kg per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 4,828 kg per hectare | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,358 kg per hectare | 1,272 kg per hectare | 1,430 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,613 kg per hectare | 1,446 kg per hectare | 1,726 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,032 kg per hectare | 1,797 kg per hectare | 2,139 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,510 kg per hectare | 2,090 kg per hectare | 2,827 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,233 kg per hectare | 2,851 kg per hectare | 3,616 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,238 kg per hectare | 3,793 kg per hectare | 4,806 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,619 kg per hectare | 4,498 kg per hectare | 4,828 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 6 Mauritius 11,643 kg per hectare compare
- 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
More agriculture & rural data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1849 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.1% (2025)
- Rural population 120.45 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 18.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 763.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0705 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Cereal yield in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 4,828 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 4,828 kg per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,272 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for cereal yield?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.