Cereal yield in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Cereal yield was 1,678 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 1,678 kg per hectare.
The figure is down 44.1% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 3,002 kg per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 849.29 kg per hectare, in 1961.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 35th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 849.29 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1,040 kg per hectare | +22.4% |
| 1963 | 989.77 kg per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1964 | 966.22 kg per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 994.56 kg per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 905.51 kg per hectare | -9.0% |
| 1967 | 994.24 kg per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 1,164 kg per hectare | +17.0% |
| 1969 | 1,125 kg per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 1,078 kg per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 1,117 kg per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 1,216 kg per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 1,098 kg per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1974 | 1,178 kg per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 1,221 kg per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 1,310 kg per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 1,176 kg per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1978 | 1,265 kg per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 1,272 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 1,353 kg per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 1,298 kg per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 1,377 kg per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 1,298 kg per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 1,295 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1,380 kg per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 1,541 kg per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1987 | 1,397 kg per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1988 | 1,580 kg per hectare | +13.1% |
| 1989 | 1,427 kg per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1990 | 1,537 kg per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 1,678 kg per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 1,618 kg per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 1,670 kg per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 1,812 kg per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 1,822 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,955 kg per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 1,880 kg per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 1,977 kg per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 1,953 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1,916 kg per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 2,000 kg per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 2,237 kg per hectare | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 2,273 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 2,272 kg per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,246 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 2,407 kg per hectare | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 2,331 kg per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 2,249 kg per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 2,523 kg per hectare | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 2,334 kg per hectare | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 2,434 kg per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 2,406 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 2,571 kg per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 2,526 kg per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 2,707 kg per hectare | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 2,660 kg per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 2,711 kg per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 2,778 kg per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2,817 kg per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2,760 kg per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 2,916 kg per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 2,785 kg per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 3,002 kg per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 1,678 kg per hectare | -44.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,003 kg per hectare | 849.29 kg per hectare | 1,164 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,193 kg per hectare | 1,078 kg per hectare | 1,310 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,395 kg per hectare | 1,295 kg per hectare | 1,580 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,790 kg per hectare | 1,537 kg per hectare | 1,977 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,245 kg per hectare | 1,916 kg per hectare | 2,523 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,594 kg per hectare | 2,334 kg per hectare | 2,817 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,628 kg per hectare | 1,678 kg per hectare | 3,002 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 32 Hungary 5,630 kg per hectare compare
- 33 Slovakia 5,560 kg per hectare compare
- 34 Luxembourg 5,540 kg per hectare compare
- 35 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5,530 kg per hectare compare
- 36 Bangladesh 5,408 kg per hectare compare
- 37 Uzbekistan 5,344 kg per hectare compare
- 38 Portugal 5,309 kg per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4714 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.0% (2025)
- Rural population 355.37 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 47.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2017)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 395.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1399 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Cereal yield in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 1,678 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3,002 kg per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 849.29 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for cereal yield?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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.