Cereal yield in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Cereal yield was 1,678 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 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 (IDA & IBRD) stood at 1,678 kg per hectare.
That represents a change of 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 (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 3,003 kg per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 849.29 kg per hectare, in 1961.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 (IDA & IBRD), 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 | 1,813 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 | 1,954 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1,916 kg per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 2,000 kg per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 2,237 kg per hectare | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 2,273 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 2,273 kg per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,246 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 2,408 kg per hectare | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 2,331 kg per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 2,250 kg per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 2,524 kg per hectare | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 2,334 kg per hectare | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 2,435 kg per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 2,406 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 2,571 kg per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 2,527 kg per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 2,708 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 | 2,818 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 | 3,003 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 | 2,246 kg per hectare | 1,916 kg per hectare | 2,524 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,595 kg per hectare | 2,334 kg per hectare | 2,818 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,628 kg per hectare | 1,678 kg per hectare | 3,003 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 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 (IDA & IBRD)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4739 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.1% (2025)
- Rural population 354.69 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 47.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2017)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 397.37 current US$ 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 0.1406 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Cereal yield in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 3,003 kg per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 849.29 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for cereal yield?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD) 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.