Cereals n.e.c. — Yield in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Cereals n.e.c. — Yield was 1,143 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,143 kg/ha
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
3rd
of 6 groups
All-time high
1,320 kg/ha
in 2001
All-time low
386.6 kg/ha
in 1984
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cereals n.e.c. — Yield in Middle Africa, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Middle Africa recorded 1,143 kg/ha for cereals n.e.c. — yield in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — yield in Middle Africa peaked at 1,320 kg/ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 386.6 kg/ha, in 1984.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Cereals n.e.c. — Yield in Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Cereals n.e.c. — Yield in Middle Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 507.1 kg/ha —
1962 514.3 kg/ha +1.4%
1963 521.4 kg/ha +1.4%
1964 528.6 kg/ha +1.4%
1965 517.2 kg/ha -2.2%
1966 520 kg/ha +0.5%
1967 526.7 kg/ha +1.3%
1968 526.7 kg/ha +0.0%
1969 533.3 kg/ha +1.3%
1970 500 kg/ha -6.2%
1971 512.5 kg/ha +2.5%
1972 488.2 kg/ha -4.7%
1973 470.6 kg/ha -3.6%
1974 472.2 kg/ha +0.3%
1975 526.3 kg/ha +11.5%
1976 550 kg/ha +4.5%
1977 571.4 kg/ha +3.9%
1978 666.7 kg/ha +16.7%
1979 750 kg/ha +12.5%
1980 818.2 kg/ha +9.1%
1981 857.1 kg/ha +4.8%
1982 846.2 kg/ha -1.3%
1983 563.6 kg/ha -33.4%
1984 386.6 kg/ha -31.4%
1985 753.5 kg/ha +94.9%
1986 745.4 kg/ha -1.1%
1987 518.8 kg/ha -30.4%
1988 775.6 kg/ha +49.5%
1989 695.3 kg/ha -10.4%
1990 705.3 kg/ha +1.4%
1991 911.1 kg/ha +29.2%
1992 790.8 kg/ha -13.2%
1993 677.1 kg/ha -14.4%
1994 938.2 kg/ha +38.6%
1995 957.9 kg/ha +2.1%
1996 981.9 kg/ha +2.5%
1997 840.2 kg/ha -14.4%
1998 746.3 kg/ha -11.2%
1999 885.2 kg/ha +18.6%
2000 850 kg/ha -4.0%
2001 1,320 kg/ha +55.3%
2002 840.8 kg/ha -36.3%
2003 964.1 kg/ha +14.7%
2004 888 kg/ha -7.9%
2005 931.8 kg/ha +4.9%
2006 934.2 kg/ha +0.3%
2007 1,274 kg/ha +36.4%
2008 1,214 kg/ha -4.7%
2009 707.7 kg/ha -41.7%
2010 961.4 kg/ha +35.8%
2011 677.8 kg/ha -29.5%
2012 1,179 kg/ha +74.0%
2013 1,009 kg/ha -14.4%
2014 925.5 kg/ha -8.3%
2015 1,053 kg/ha +13.8%
2016 996.8 kg/ha -5.3%
2017 990.1 kg/ha -0.7%
2018 1,166 kg/ha +17.7%
2019 1,100 kg/ha -5.6%
2020 1,119 kg/ha +1.8%
2021 1,069 kg/ha -4.5%
2022 1,148 kg/ha +7.4%
2023 1,132 kg/ha -1.4%
2024 1,143 kg/ha +1.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cereals n.e.c. — Yield in Middle Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1985 +94.9% 386.6 kg/ha 753.5 kg/ha
2012 +74.0% 677.8 kg/ha 1,179 kg/ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 521.7 kg/ha 507.1 kg/ha 533.3 kg/ha 9
1970s 550.79 kg/ha 470.6 kg/ha 750 kg/ha 10
1980s 696.03 kg/ha 386.6 kg/ha 857.1 kg/ha 10
1990s 843.4 kg/ha 677.1 kg/ha 981.9 kg/ha 10
2000s 992.56 kg/ha 707.7 kg/ha 1,320 kg/ha 10
2010s 1,006 kg/ha 677.8 kg/ha 1,179 kg/ha 10
2020s 1,122 kg/ha 1,069 kg/ha 1,148 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 1 Oman 39,973 kg/ha compare
  2. 2 New Zealand 5,833 kg/ha compare
  3. 2 Australia and New Zealand 5,833 kg/ha compare
  4. 4 Luxembourg 5,077 kg/ha compare
  5. 4 United Republic of Tanzania 1,073 kg/ha compare
  6. 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 634 kg/ha compare
  7. 5 Qatar 5,000 kg/ha compare
  8. 6 Saudi Arabia 4,261 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals n.e.c. — yield in Middle Africa?
Cereals n.e.c. — yield in Middle Africa was 1,143 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals n.e.c. — yield recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1,320 kg/ha in 2001.
What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — yield recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 386.6 kg/ha in 1984.
How does Middle Africa rank for cereals n.e.c. — yield?
Middle Africa ranks 3rd out of 6 groups with data for 2024.
Is cereals n.e.c. — yield rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals n.e.c. — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals n.e.c. — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
97 places, 4,209 data points, 1961–2024
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