Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in United States
United States: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 8.41 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.41 kg per hectare
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
10th
of 180 countries
All-time high
8.61 kg per hectare
in 2016
All-time low
2.52 kg per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in United States, 1961–2024
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
United States recorded 8.41 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in United States peaked at 8.61 kg per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.52 kg per hectare, in 1961.
That places United States 10th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in United States, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.52 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2.68 kg per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 2.8 kg per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 2.64 kg per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 3.04 kg per hectare | +15.2% |
| 1966 | 3.02 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 3.16 kg per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 3.21 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 3.46 kg per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 3.15 kg per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1971 | 3.73 kg per hectare | +18.1% |
| 1972 | 3.91 kg per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 3.68 kg per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 3 kg per hectare | -18.6% |
| 1975 | 3.46 kg per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1976 | 3.53 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 3.68 kg per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 4.11 kg per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 4.43 kg per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 3.77 kg per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1981 | 4.26 kg per hectare | +12.9% |
| 1982 | 4.37 kg per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 3.54 kg per hectare | -19.1% |
| 1984 | 4.37 kg per hectare | +23.7% |
| 1985 | 4.76 kg per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 4.7 kg per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 4.74 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 3.71 kg per hectare | -21.7% |
| 1989 | 4.47 kg per hectare | +20.7% |
| 1990 | 4.76 kg per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 4.51 kg per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 5.36 kg per hectare | +18.9% |
| 1993 | 4.3 kg per hectare | -19.8% |
| 1994 | 5.56 kg per hectare | +29.3% |
| 1995 | 4.64 kg per hectare | -16.5% |
| 1996 | 5.18 kg per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 5.28 kg per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 5.68 kg per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 5.74 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 5.85 kg per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 5.89 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.55 kg per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 6.02 kg per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 6.85 kg per hectare | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 6.45 kg per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 6.4 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 6.7 kg per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 6.6 kg per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 7.23 kg per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 6.98 kg per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 6.8 kg per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 5.91 kg per hectare | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 7.3 kg per hectare | +23.5% |
| 2014 | 7.64 kg per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 7.43 kg per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 8.61 kg per hectare | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 8.28 kg per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 8.2 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 8.01 kg per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 8.14 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 8.25 kg per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 8.07 kg per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 8.33 kg per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 8.41 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 8.41 kg per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.22 kg per hectare, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.95 kg per hectare | 2.52 kg per hectare | 3.46 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.67 kg per hectare | 3 kg per hectare | 4.43 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.27 kg per hectare | 3.54 kg per hectare | 4.76 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1 kg per hectare | 4.3 kg per hectare | 5.74 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.35 kg per hectare | 5.55 kg per hectare | 7.23 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.52 kg per hectare | 5.91 kg per hectare | 8.61 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.24 kg per hectare | 8.07 kg per hectare | 8.41 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 vs. gdp per capita in United States?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in United States was 8.41 kg per hectare in 2024, 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 8.61 kg per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.52 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does United States rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- United States ranks 10th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita 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 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.