Cereal yields in Jordan
Jordan: Cereal yields was 1.61 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields in Jordan, 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
In 2024, cereal yields in Jordan stood at 1.61 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Jordan peaked at 1.86 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1513 tonnes per hectare, in 1979.
Jordan ranks 142nd of 185 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.6481 tonnes per hectare | 0.3535 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4828 tonnes per hectare | 0.1513 tonnes per hectare | 0.9154 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7333 tonnes per hectare | 0.4778 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.8997 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9756 tonnes per hectare | 0.6984 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Jordan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.6% (2025)
- Rural population 782,426 (2025)
- Rural population growth -4.0% (2025)
- Rural population 6.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 52,137 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Jordan?
- Cereal yields in Jordan was 1.61 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1513 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
- How does Jordan rank for cereal yields?
- Jordan ranks 142nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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.