Cereal yields in Israel
Israel: Cereal yields was 2.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 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 | 1.46 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 6.97 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population 852,511 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 8.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 91,082 hectares (2023)
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 185 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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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.