Cereal yields in Israel
Israel: Cereal yields was 2.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.62 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 28.5%
World rank
105th
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.98 tonnes per hectare
in 2015
All-time low
1.05 tonnes per hectare
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yields in Israel, 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 Israel is 2.62 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.5% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Israel peaked at 4.98 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.05 tonnes per hectare, in 1966.
Israel ranks 105th of 186 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.
Cereal yields in Israel, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1964 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | +93.5% |
| 1965 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 1966 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -43.2% |
| 1967 | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | +95.8% |
| 1968 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | -28.1% |
| 1969 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 1970 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1971 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +51.0% |
| 1972 | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | +47.5% |
| 1973 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | -13.8% |
| 1974 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 1977 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | -19.9% |
| 1979 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -18.3% |
| 1980 | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | +85.4% |
| 1981 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 1982 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -14.6% |
| 1983 | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | +95.3% |
| 1984 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | -49.7% |
| 1985 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | +36.7% |
| 1986 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | +45.0% |
| 1988 | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | -20.2% |
| 1989 | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | +25.6% |
| 1991 | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | -24.2% |
| 1992 | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | +23.6% |
| 1993 | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | -37.5% |
| 1995 | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | +66.2% |
| 1996 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | -29.6% |
| 1998 | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | +25.4% |
| 1999 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -32.5% |
| 2000 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | +46.4% |
| 2001 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | +22.9% |
| 2004 | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | -18.7% |
| 2007 | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | +30.2% |
| 2010 | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 4.3 tonnes per hectare | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 4.18 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 4.91 tonnes per hectare | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 4.98 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 4.83 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | -33.9% |
| 2018 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | -23.0% |
| 2019 | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | +47.2% |
| 2020 | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | -44.0% |
| 2022 | 4.56 tonnes per hectare | +112.5% |
| 2023 | 3.66 tonnes per hectare | -19.7% |
| 2024 | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | -28.5% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 2.62 tonnes per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.11 tonnes per hectare, 51% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Israel's 2.62 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.64 tonnes per hectare, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 4.98 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 4.56 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Israel
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 696.75 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7021 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0842 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Israel?
- Cereal yields in Israel was 2.62 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 4.98 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does Israel rank for cereal yields?
- Israel ranks 105th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.