Cereal yields in Dominica
Dominica: Cereal yields was 1.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields in Dominica, 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
Dominica recorded 1.69 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Dominica peaked at 1.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.18 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Dominica 140th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Dominica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 87.61 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.1% (2025)
- Rural population 17,136 (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.2% (2025)
- Rural population 26.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 12.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 12.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 115 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Dominica?
- Cereal yields in Dominica was 1.69 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Dominica rank for cereal yields?
- Dominica ranks 140th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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.