Cereal yields in Venezuela
Venezuela: Cereal yields was 4.31 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields in Venezuela, 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 Venezuela is 4.31 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Venezuela peaked at 4.45 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.12 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Venezuela 59th 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 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | 3.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | 3.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | 4.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.29 tonnes per hectare | 4.03 tonnes per hectare | 4.45 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Venezuela
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0 current US$ (2011)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.0% (2011)
- Rural population 3.05 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 10.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2013)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2013)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2011)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.0% (2011)
- Land under cereal production 515,056 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Venezuela?
- Cereal yields in Venezuela was 4.31 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 4.45 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Venezuela rank for cereal yields?
- Venezuela ranks 59th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.