Cereals, primary — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Cereals, primary — Yield was 1,596 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,596 kg/ha
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
27th
of 29 groups
All-time high
1,605 kg/ha
in 2020
All-time low
906.2 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cereals, primary — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

05001.0k1.5k196119922024

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

Analysis

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 1,596 kg/ha for cereals, primary — yield in 2024.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals, primary — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 1,605 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 906.2 kg/ha, in 1961.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Cereals, primary — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Cereals, primary — Yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 906.2 kg/ha
1962 928.5 kg/ha +2.5%
1963 924 kg/ha -0.5%
1964 943.2 kg/ha +2.1%
1965 919.2 kg/ha -2.5%
1966 908.7 kg/ha -1.1%
1967 966.3 kg/ha +6.3%
1968 937.4 kg/ha -3.0%
1969 992.8 kg/ha +5.9%
1970 923.4 kg/ha -7.0%
1971 960.4 kg/ha +4.0%
1972 979 kg/ha +1.9%
1973 954.6 kg/ha -2.5%
1974 1,031 kg/ha +8.0%
1975 1,054 kg/ha +2.2%
1976 1,089 kg/ha +3.3%
1977 1,033 kg/ha -5.1%
1978 1,061 kg/ha +2.7%
1979 1,046 kg/ha -1.4%
1980 1,098 kg/ha +5.0%
1981 1,138 kg/ha +3.6%
1982 1,033 kg/ha -9.2%
1983 1,045 kg/ha +1.2%
1984 975.5 kg/ha -6.7%
1985 1,068 kg/ha +9.5%
1986 1,087 kg/ha +1.8%
1987 1,049 kg/ha -3.5%
1988 1,136 kg/ha +8.3%
1989 1,046 kg/ha -8.0%
1990 1,059 kg/ha +1.3%
1991 1,114 kg/ha +5.1%
1992 1,080 kg/ha -3.1%
1993 1,168 kg/ha +8.2%
1994 1,045 kg/ha -10.5%
1995 1,058 kg/ha +1.3%
1996 1,112 kg/ha +5.1%
1997 1,039 kg/ha -6.6%
1998 1,133 kg/ha +9.1%
1999 1,145 kg/ha +1.0%
2000 1,095 kg/ha -4.4%
2001 1,186 kg/ha +8.4%
2002 1,214 kg/ha +2.4%
2003 1,189 kg/ha -2.1%
2004 1,242 kg/ha +4.5%
2005 1,188 kg/ha -4.3%
2006 1,296 kg/ha +9.1%
2007 1,301 kg/ha +0.4%
2008 1,230 kg/ha -5.5%
2009 1,352 kg/ha +9.9%
2010 1,370 kg/ha +1.4%
2011 1,331 kg/ha -2.9%
2012 1,468 kg/ha +10.3%
2013 1,414 kg/ha -3.6%
2014 1,448 kg/ha +2.3%
2015 1,515 kg/ha +4.7%
2016 1,434 kg/ha -5.4%
2017 1,488 kg/ha +3.7%
2018 1,489 kg/ha +0.1%
2019 1,583 kg/ha +6.3%
2020 1,605 kg/ha +1.4%
2021 1,544 kg/ha -3.8%
2022 1,585 kg/ha +2.6%
2023 1,589 kg/ha +0.2%
2024 1,596 kg/ha +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 936.26 kg/ha 906.2 kg/ha 992.8 kg/ha 9
1970s 1,013 kg/ha 923.4 kg/ha 1,089 kg/ha 10
1980s 1,068 kg/ha 975.5 kg/ha 1,138 kg/ha 10
1990s 1,095 kg/ha 1,039 kg/ha 1,168 kg/ha 10
2000s 1,229 kg/ha 1,095 kg/ha 1,352 kg/ha 10
2010s 1,454 kg/ha 1,331 kg/ha 1,583 kg/ha 10
2020s 1,584 kg/ha 1,544 kg/ha 1,605 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 24 China, mainland 6,495 kg/ha compare
  2. 25 China 6,494 kg/ha compare
  3. 26 China, Taiwan Province of 6,426 kg/ha compare
  4. 27 France 6,281 kg/ha compare
  5. 28 Japan 6,248 kg/ha compare
  6. 29 Denmark 6,096 kg/ha compare
  7. 30 Czechia 5,751 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals, primary — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Cereals, primary — yield in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 1,596 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals, primary — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 1,605 kg/ha in 2020.
What is the lowest cereals, primary — yield recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 906.2 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for cereals, primary — yield?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is cereals, primary — yield rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals, primary — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 12,848 data points, 1961–2024
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