Cereal yield in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Cereal yield was 1,678 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 1,678 kg per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 44.4% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 3,019 kg per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 854.58 kg per hectare, in 1961.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 35th out of 47 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 854.58 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1,042 kg per hectare | +22.0% |
| 1963 | 993.31 kg per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 974.61 kg per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 1,002 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 910.16 kg per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1967 | 1,002 kg per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 1,165 kg per hectare | +16.3% |
| 1969 | 1,127 kg per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 1,080 kg per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 1,115 kg per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 1,219 kg per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1973 | 1,100 kg per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1974 | 1,178 kg per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 1,222 kg per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 1,305 kg per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 1,174 kg per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 1,260 kg per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 1,267 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1,348 kg per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 1,299 kg per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 1,381 kg per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 1,316 kg per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 1,319 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 1,414 kg per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 1,579 kg per hectare | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 1,450 kg per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1988 | 1,640 kg per hectare | +13.1% |
| 1989 | 1,490 kg per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 1,600 kg per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 1,742 kg per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 1,685 kg per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 1,742 kg per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 1,879 kg per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 1,858 kg per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1,975 kg per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 1,907 kg per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 2,000 kg per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 1,981 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 1,943 kg per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 2,033 kg per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 2,270 kg per hectare | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 2,307 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 2,311 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 2,282 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 2,442 kg per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 2,368 kg per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 2,285 kg per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 2,543 kg per hectare | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 2,357 kg per hectare | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 2,456 kg per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 2,424 kg per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 2,586 kg per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 2,550 kg per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 2,732 kg per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 2,683 kg per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 2,732 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2,797 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 2,835 kg per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2,778 kg per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 2,926 kg per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 2,800 kg per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 3,019 kg per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 1,678 kg per hectare | -44.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -44.4% | 3,019 kg per hectare | 1,678 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,008 kg per hectare | 854.58 kg per hectare | 1,165 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,192 kg per hectare | 1,080 kg per hectare | 1,305 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,424 kg per hectare | 1,299 kg per hectare | 1,640 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,837 kg per hectare | 1,600 kg per hectare | 2,000 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,278 kg per hectare | 1,943 kg per hectare | 2,543 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,615 kg per hectare | 2,357 kg per hectare | 2,835 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,640 kg per hectare | 1,678 kg per hectare | 3,019 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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- 38 Portugal 5,309 kg per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Rural population, per capita 0.4404 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.8% (2025)
- Rural population 364.70 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 44.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 420.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Cereal yield in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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?
- The highest recorded value was 3,019 kg per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 854.58 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for cereal yield?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.