Cereal yields in Moldova

Moldova: Cereal yields was 2.41 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.41 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 29.9%
World rank
111th
of 185 countries
All-time high
5.16 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
1.36 tonnes per hectare
in 2012
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Cereal yields in Moldova, 1992–2024

123451992200820241992: 2.9 tonnes per hectare1993: 3.8 tonnes per hectare1994: 2.2 tonnes per hectare1995: 3 tonnes per hectare1996: 2.3 tonnes per hectare1997: 3.4 tonnes per hectare1998: 2.7 tonnes per hectare1999: 2.4 tonnes per hectare2000: 2 tonnes per hectare2001: 2.5 tonnes per hectare2002: 2.5 tonnes per hectare2003: 2.4 tonnes per hectare2004: 2.8 tonnes per hectare2005: 2.8 tonnes per hectare2006: 2.6 tonnes per hectare2007: 2.1 tonnes per hectare2008: 3.2 tonnes per hectare2009: 2.4 tonnes per hectare2010: 2.7 tonnes per hectare2011: 2.9 tonnes per hectare2012: 1.4 tonnes per hectare2013: 2.9 tonnes per hectare2014: 3.2 tonnes per hectare2015: 2.4 tonnes per hectare2016: 3.2 tonnes per hectare2017: 3.7 tonnes per hectare2018: 3.7 tonnes per hectare2019: 3.9 tonnes per hectare2020: 1.9 tonnes per hectare2021: 5.2 tonnes per hectare2022: 2.1 tonnes per hectare2023: 3.4 tonnes per hectare2024: 2.4 tonnes per hectare

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 Moldova is 2.41 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 29.9% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereal yields in Moldova peaked at 5.16 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.36 tonnes per hectare, in 2012.

That places Moldova 111th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.86 tonnes per hectare 2.18 tonnes per hectare 3.83 tonnes per hectare 8
2000s 2.53 tonnes per hectare 2.03 tonnes per hectare 3.22 tonnes per hectare 10
2010s 2.97 tonnes per hectare 1.36 tonnes per hectare 3.86 tonnes per hectare 10
2020s 3 tonnes per hectare 1.89 tonnes per hectare 5.16 tonnes per hectare 5

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 108 Nicaragua 2.52 tonnes per hectare compare
  2. 109 Maldives 2.44 tonnes per hectare compare
  3. 110 Brunei 2.42 tonnes per hectare compare
  4. 112 Madagascar 2.39 tonnes per hectare compare
  5. 113 Afghanistan 2.36 tonnes per hectare compare
  6. 114 Zambia 2.32 tonnes per hectare compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereal yields in Moldova?
Cereal yields in Moldova was 2.41 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 Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 5.16 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 1.36 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
How does Moldova rank for cereal yields?
Moldova ranks 111th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
Is cereal yields rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Moldova 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

Indicator
Cereal yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 10,534 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per hectare.