Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in United States
United States: Cereal yield (kg per hectare) was 8,414 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in United States, 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 United States is 8,414 kg per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in United States peaked at 8,614 kg per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,522 kg per hectare, in 1961.
United States ranks 10th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in United States, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,522 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2,683 kg per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 2,801 kg per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 2,639 kg per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 3,041 kg per hectare | +15.2% |
| 1966 | 3,017 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 3,161 kg per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 3,213 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 3,464 kg per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 3,155 kg per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1971 | 3,726 kg per hectare | +18.1% |
| 1972 | 3,908 kg per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 3,683 kg per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 2,998 kg per hectare | -18.6% |
| 1975 | 3,461 kg per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1976 | 3,533 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 3,683 kg per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 4,110 kg per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 4,426 kg per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 3,772 kg per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1981 | 4,257 kg per hectare | +12.9% |
| 1982 | 4,371 kg per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 3,536 kg per hectare | -19.1% |
| 1984 | 4,374 kg per hectare | +23.7% |
| 1985 | 4,763 kg per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 4,699 kg per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 4,735 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 3,707 kg per hectare | -21.7% |
| 1989 | 4,474 kg per hectare | +20.7% |
| 1990 | 4,755 kg per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 4,508 kg per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 5,358 kg per hectare | +18.9% |
| 1993 | 4,299 kg per hectare | -19.8% |
| 1994 | 5,560 kg per hectare | +29.3% |
| 1995 | 4,645 kg per hectare | -16.5% |
| 1996 | 5,175 kg per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 5,275 kg per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 5,676 kg per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 5,736 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 5,854 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 5,891 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 5,547 kg per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 6,024 kg per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 6,851 kg per hectare | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 6,451 kg per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 6,400 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 6,704 kg per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 6,598 kg per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 7,226 kg per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 6,978 kg per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 6,804 kg per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 5,912 kg per hectare | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 7,301 kg per hectare | +23.5% |
| 2014 | 7,638 kg per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 7,430 kg per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 8,614 kg per hectare | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 8,281 kg per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 8,196 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 8,006 kg per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 8,145 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 8,246 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 8,066 kg per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 8,330 kg per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 8,414 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 8,414 kg per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,224 kg per hectare, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,949 kg per hectare | 2,522 kg per hectare | 3,464 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,668 kg per hectare | 2,998 kg per hectare | 4,426 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,269 kg per hectare | 3,536 kg per hectare | 4,763 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,099 kg per hectare | 4,299 kg per hectare | 5,736 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,355 kg per hectare | 5,547 kg per hectare | 7,226 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,516 kg per hectare | 5,912 kg per hectare | 8,614 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,240 kg per hectare | 8,066 kg per hectare | 8,414 kg per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United States
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 673.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1981 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.9% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.9% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in United States?
- Cereal yield in United States was 8,414 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 8,614 kg per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,522 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does United States rank for cereal yield?
- United States ranks 10th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.