Cereal yields in Cyprus
Cyprus: Cereal yields was 1.44 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields in Cyprus, 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
The most recent figure for cereal yields in Cyprus is 1.44 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 29.1% on the previous year and up 394.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Cyprus peaked at 2.96 tonnes per hectare in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1072 tonnes per hectare, in 1973.
Cyprus ranks 149th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.6548 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.1072 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.1763 tonnes per hectare | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.291 tonnes per hectare | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 146 Mauritania 1.54 tonnes per hectare compare
- 147 Algeria 1.54 tonnes per hectare compare
- 148 Kazakhstan 1.53 tonnes per hectare compare
- 150 Sierra Leone 1.37 tonnes per hectare compare
- 151 Benin 1.36 tonnes per hectare compare
- 152 Guinea 1.35 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cyprus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 459.84 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 456,529 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 33.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 20,070 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Cyprus?
- Cereal yields in Cyprus was 1.44 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 tonnes per hectare in 1993.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1072 tonnes per hectare in 1973.
- How does Cyprus rank for cereal yields?
- Cyprus ranks 149th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 394.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.