Cereal yields in Canada
Canada: Cereal yields was 4.02 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.02 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
66th
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.24 tonnes per hectare
in 2016
All-time low
0.985 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yields in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Canada recorded 4.02 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Canada peaked at 4.24 tonnes per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.985 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Canada 66th out of 186 countries 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 yields in Canada, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.985 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +62.0% |
| 1963 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 1964 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | -17.0% |
| 1965 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1966 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 1967 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | -23.0% |
| 1968 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 1969 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1970 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 1975 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 1976 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 1980 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1985 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 1987 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | -26.8% |
| 1989 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 1991 | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | +16.1% |
| 2004 | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 3.55 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 4.16 tonnes per hectare | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.24 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 4.1 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 4.01 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | -23.8% |
| 2022 | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | +31.6% |
| 2023 | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 4.02 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 4.02 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.11 tonnes per hectare, 79% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 0.985 tonnes per hectare | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | 4.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Canada?
- Cereal yields in Canada was 4.02 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yields recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 4.24 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.985 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for cereal yields?
- Canada ranks 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.