Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Indonesia
Indonesia: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 5.83 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.83 kg per hectare
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
30th
of 180 countries
All-time high
5.83 kg per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
1.5 kg per hectare
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Indonesia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 5.83 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Indonesia peaked at 5.83 kg per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.5 kg per hectare, in 1963.
That places Indonesia 30th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.54 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.55 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 1.5 kg per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 1.51 kg per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 1.56 kg per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 1.51 kg per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 1.55 kg per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 1.81 kg per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1969 | 1.94 kg per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 2 kg per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 2.08 kg per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 2.15 kg per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 2.13 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 2.28 kg per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 2.31 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 2.47 kg per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 2.42 kg per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 2.49 kg per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 2.62 kg per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 2.87 kg per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 3.02 kg per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 3.33 kg per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 3.32 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 3.38 kg per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 3.51 kg per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 3.48 kg per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 3.6 kg per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 3.57 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 3.78 kg per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 3.8 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 3.86 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 3.82 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 3.92 kg per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 3.87 kg per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 3.84 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 3.94 kg per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 4.01 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 3.82 kg per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 3.9 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 4.03 kg per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 4.04 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 4.17 kg per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 4.25 kg per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 4.27 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 4.31 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 4.37 kg per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 4.41 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 4.7 kg per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 4.81 kg per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.87 kg per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 4.89 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.09 kg per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 5.09 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.1 kg per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.31 kg per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 5.16 kg per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 5.14 kg per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 5.23 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 5.35 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 5.46 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 5.7 kg per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 5.83 kg per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 5.83 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 5.83 kg per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.43 kg per hectare, 1.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 5.83 kg per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.75 kg per hectare, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.61 kg per hectare | 1.5 kg per hectare | 1.94 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.3 kg per hectare | 2 kg per hectare | 2.62 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.39 kg per hectare | 2.87 kg per hectare | 3.78 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.88 kg per hectare | 3.8 kg per hectare | 4.01 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.34 kg per hectare | 4.03 kg per hectare | 4.81 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.12 kg per hectare | 4.87 kg per hectare | 5.35 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.71 kg per hectare | 5.46 kg per hectare | 5.83 kg per hectare | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Indonesia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.131 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 662.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7808 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4061 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Indonesia?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Indonesia was 5.83 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.83 kg per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 kg per hectare in 1963.
- How does Indonesia rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Indonesia ranks 30th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.