Cereal yields in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Cereal yields was 4.46 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields in Dominican Republic, 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 Dominican Republic is 4.46 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Dominican Republic peaked at 6.09 tonnes per hectare in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.76 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Dominican Republic ranks 55th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1 tonnes per hectare | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | 6.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | 3.81 tonnes per hectare | 4.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.47 tonnes per hectare | 3.75 tonnes per hectare | 4.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.58 tonnes per hectare | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | 4.78 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 52 Papua New Guinea 4.79 tonnes per hectare compare
- 53 Switzerland 4.58 tonnes per hectare compare
- 54 South Africa 4.56 tonnes per hectare compare
- 56 Suriname 4.45 tonnes per hectare compare
- 57 Colombia 4.42 tonnes per hectare compare
- 58 Lithuania 4.39 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Dominican Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.86 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.6% (2025)
- Rural population 3.17 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 27.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 235,617 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Dominican Republic?
- Cereal yields in Dominican Republic was 4.46 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 6.09 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.76 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for cereal yields?
- Dominican Republic ranks 55th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.