Cereals n.e.c. — Yield in Western Asia
Western Asia: Cereals n.e.c. — Yield was 4,884 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals n.e.c. — Yield in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals n.e.c. — yield in Western Asia stood at 4,884 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals n.e.c. — yield in Western Asia peaked at 4,884 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 928.6 kg/ha, in 1972.
That places Western Asia 2nd out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals n.e.c. — Yield in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 937.5 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 937.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 937.5 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 941.2 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 941.2 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 944.4 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 973.7 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 973.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 973.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 950 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 950 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 928.6 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 952.4 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 952.4 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 952.4 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,000 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 1,050 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 1,050 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,050 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,050 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,020 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 1,020 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,020 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,020 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,020 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,059 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 1,111 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 1,141 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 1,158 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1,150 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 1,161 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1,204 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 1,245 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 1,291 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 1,324 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1,330 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1,339 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1,394 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 2,147 kg/ha | +54.0% |
| 2000 | 2,362 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 3,320 kg/ha | +40.5% |
| 2002 | 2,583 kg/ha | -22.2% |
| 2003 | 1,181 kg/ha | -54.3% |
| 2004 | 1,857 kg/ha | +57.3% |
| 2005 | 1,706 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 1,162 kg/ha | -31.8% |
| 2007 | 2,292 kg/ha | +97.1% |
| 2008 | 2,073 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 1,932 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 1,671 kg/ha | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 2,268 kg/ha | +35.7% |
| 2012 | 2,424 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 2,507 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 2,794 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 2,387 kg/ha | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 2,625 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 2,460 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 3,130 kg/ha | +27.2% |
| 2019 | 2,934 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 4,138 kg/ha | +41.0% |
| 2021 | 3,942 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 4,505 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 4,712 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 4,884 kg/ha | +3.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals n.e.c. — Yield in Western Asia 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +97.1% | 1,162 kg/ha | 2,292 kg/ha |
| 2004 | +57.3% | 1,181 kg/ha | 1,857 kg/ha |
| 2003 | -54.3% | 2,583 kg/ha | 1,181 kg/ha |
| 1999 | +54.0% | 1,394 kg/ha | 2,147 kg/ha |
| 2020 | +41.0% | 2,934 kg/ha | 4,138 kg/ha |
| 2001 | +40.5% | 2,362 kg/ha | 3,320 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 951.16 kg/ha | 937.5 kg/ha | 973.7 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 983.58 kg/ha | 928.6 kg/ha | 1,050 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,062 kg/ha | 1,020 kg/ha | 1,158 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,358 kg/ha | 1,150 kg/ha | 2,147 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,047 kg/ha | 1,162 kg/ha | 3,320 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,520 kg/ha | 1,671 kg/ha | 3,130 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,436 kg/ha | 3,942 kg/ha | 4,884 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 1 Oman 39,973 kg/ha compare
- 2 New Zealand 5,833 kg/ha compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 5,833 kg/ha compare
- 4 Luxembourg 5,077 kg/ha compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 1,073 kg/ha compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 634 kg/ha compare
- 5 Qatar 5,000 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Western Asia
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross -4.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.6534 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate 10.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -9.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -9.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual -3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals n.e.c. — yield in Western Asia?
- Cereals n.e.c. — yield in Western Asia was 4,884 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,884 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereals n.e.c. — yield recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 928.6 kg/ha in 1972.
- How does Western Asia rank for cereals n.e.c. — yield?
- Western Asia ranks 2nd out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is cereals n.e.c. — yield rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Asia 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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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.