Cereal yields in Indonesia
Indonesia: Cereal yields was 5.42 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.42 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
34th
of 186 countries
All-time high
5.42 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
1.5 tonnes per hectare
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yields in Indonesia, 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 Indonesia is 5.42 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Indonesia peaked at 5.42 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.5 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
That places Indonesia 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yields in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1969 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1983 | 3.32 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 3.38 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 3.51 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 3.48 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 3.86 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 3.87 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 3.94 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 4.01 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 4.03 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 4.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 4.17 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 4.25 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 4.27 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 4.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 4.37 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 4.41 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 4.7 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 4.81 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.87 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.09 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 5.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.31 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 5.16 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 5.14 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 5.23 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 5.35 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 5.2 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 5.32 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 5.39 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 5.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 5.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 5.42 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.39 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 5.42 tonnes per hectare is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.69 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.88 tonnes per hectare | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | 4.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.34 tonnes per hectare | 4.03 tonnes per hectare | 4.81 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.12 tonnes per hectare | 4.87 tonnes per hectare | 5.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.35 tonnes per hectare | 5.2 tonnes per hectare | 5.42 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 31 Hungary 5.63 tonnes per hectare compare
- 32 Slovakia 5.56 tonnes per hectare compare
- 33 Uzbekistan 5.5 tonnes per hectare compare
- 35 Bangladesh 5.41 tonnes per hectare compare
- 36 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.36 tonnes per hectare compare
- 37 Portugal 5.31 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Indonesia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.131 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 662.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7808 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4061 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Indonesia?
- Cereal yields in Indonesia was 5.42 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.42 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Indonesia rank for cereal yields?
- Indonesia ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.