Cereal yields in Russia
Russia: Cereal yields was 3.04 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields in Russia, 1992–2024
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 Russia is 3.04 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Russia peaked at 3.43 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.26 tonnes per hectare, in 1995.
That places Russia 94th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More agriculture & rural data for Russia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 78.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.1% (2025)
- Rural population 35.52 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 24.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.3% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 43.17 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Russia?
- Cereal yields in Russia was 3.04 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.43 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.26 tonnes per hectare in 1995.
- How does Russia rank for cereal yields?
- Russia ranks 94th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.