Cereal yield in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Cereal yield was 4,023 kg per hectare in 2024. β² Rising
Cereal yield in Upper middle income, 1961β2024
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 Upper middle income stood at 4,023 kg per hectare.
The figure is down 18.7% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Upper middle income peaked at 4,948 kg per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,213 kg per hectare, in 1961.
That places Upper middle income 11th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,491 kg per hectare | 1,213 kg per hectare | 1,654 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,001 kg per hectare | 1,790 kg per hectare | 2,344 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,748 kg per hectare | 2,330 kg per hectare | 2,963 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,226 kg per hectare | 3,024 kg per hectare | 3,486 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,701 kg per hectare | 3,392 kg per hectare | 4,080 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,530 kg per hectare | 4,092 kg per hectare | 4,880 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,714 kg per hectare | 4,023 kg per hectare | 4,948 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 8 New Zealand 9,102 kg per hectare compare
- 9 Belgium 8,486 kg per hectare compare
- 10 United States 8,414 kg per hectare compare
- 11 Bahamas 7,737 kg per hectare compare
- 12 Egypt 7,402 kg per hectare compare
- 13 Ireland 7,325 kg per hectare compare
- 14 United Kingdom 7,138 kg per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Upper middle income
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.31 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.9% (2025)
- Rural population 978.15 million (2025)
- Rural population 31.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Cereal production 390.51 million metric tons (2024)
- Land under cereal production 97.08 million hectares (2024)
- Permanent cropland 2.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Upper middle income?
- Cereal yield in Upper middle income was 4,023 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 4,948 kg per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,213 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does Upper middle income rank for cereal yield?
- Upper middle income ranks 11th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper 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.