Cereal yield in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Cereal yield was 3,176 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Low & middle 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
The most recent figure for cereal yield in Low & middle income is 3,176 kg per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Low & middle income peaked at 3,828 kg per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,097 kg per hectare, in 1961.
That places Low & middle income 23rd out of 45 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.
Cereal yield in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,097 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1,155 kg per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 1,217 kg per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 1,251 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 1,236 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 1,271 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 1,350 kg per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 1,353 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 1,362 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 1,460 kg per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 1,498 kg per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 1,471 kg per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 1,520 kg per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 1,576 kg per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 1,661 kg per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 1,664 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1,687 kg per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 1,796 kg per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 1,822 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 1,865 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 1,957 kg per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 2,031 kg per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 2,123 kg per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 2,193 kg per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 2,172 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 2,190 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 2,208 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 2,261 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 2,312 kg per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 2,398 kg per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 2,411 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 2,418 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 2,490 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 2,438 kg per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 2,487 kg per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 2,560 kg per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 2,609 kg per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 2,649 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 2,726 kg per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 2,668 kg per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 2,749 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 2,738 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 2,754 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2,860 kg per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 2,855 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 2,954 kg per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 2,998 kg per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 3,126 kg per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 3,119 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 3,159 kg per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 3,288 kg per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 3,363 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3,418 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 3,447 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 3,541 kg per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 3,512 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 3,620 kg per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 3,632 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 3,743 kg per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 3,723 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 3,782 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 3,777 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 3,828 kg per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 3,176 kg per hectare | -17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,255 kg per hectare | 1,097 kg per hectare | 1,362 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,616 kg per hectare | 1,460 kg per hectare | 1,822 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,131 kg per hectare | 1,865 kg per hectare | 2,312 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,519 kg per hectare | 2,398 kg per hectare | 2,726 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,882 kg per hectare | 2,668 kg per hectare | 3,126 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,472 kg per hectare | 3,159 kg per hectare | 3,743 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,657 kg per hectare | 3,176 kg per hectare | 3,828 kg per hectare | 5 |
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- Rural population, per capita 0.4688 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 3.18 billion (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 46.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 555.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.77 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Low & middle income?
- Cereal yield in Low & middle income was 3,176 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 3,828 kg per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,097 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does Low & middle income rank for cereal yield?
- Low & middle income ranks 23rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.