Cereals, primary — Yield in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Cereals, primary — Yield was 22,474 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, primary — Yield in United Arab Emirates, 1977–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 22,474 kg/ha for cereals, primary — yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — yield in United Arab Emirates peaked at 36,762 kg/ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 808.3 kg/ha, in 1988.
United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals, primary — Yield in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1,167 kg/ha | — |
| 1978 | 1,467 kg/ha | +25.7% |
| 1979 | 2,243 kg/ha | +52.9% |
| 1980 | 2,410 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 2,019 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 1982 | 2,000 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 1,418 kg/ha | -29.1% |
| 1984 | 1,613 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 1985 | 1,340 kg/ha | -16.9% |
| 1986 | 1,186 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 1987 | 1,106 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 808.3 kg/ha | -26.9% |
| 1989 | 1,925 kg/ha | +138.1% |
| 1990 | 4,361 kg/ha | +126.6% |
| 1991 | 3,494 kg/ha | -19.9% |
| 1992 | 4,368 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1993 | 4,165 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 6,414 kg/ha | +54.0% |
| 1995 | 6,474 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 6,502 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 15,894 kg/ha | +144.4% |
| 1998 | 17,746 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 17,166 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 17,505 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 17,477 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 18,065 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 20,928 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 2004 | 20,374 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 20,215 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 20,901 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 21,429 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 22,266 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 24,717 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 18,070 kg/ha | -26.9% |
| 2011 | 24,064 kg/ha | +33.2% |
| 2012 | 12,112 kg/ha | -49.7% |
| 2013 | 36,762 kg/ha | +203.5% |
| 2014 | 14,238 kg/ha | -61.3% |
| 2015 | 35,291 kg/ha | +147.9% |
| 2016 | 33,396 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 30,802 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 20,853 kg/ha | -32.3% |
| 2019 | 23,842 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 18,983 kg/ha | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 19,809 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 20,370 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 20,376 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22,474 kg/ha | +10.3% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 22,474 kg/ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 5,104 kg/ha, 4.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 22,474 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,635 kg/ha, 8.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Yield in United Arab Emirates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +203.5% | 12,112 kg/ha | 36,762 kg/ha |
| 2015 | +147.9% | 14,238 kg/ha | 35,291 kg/ha |
| 1997 | +144.4% | 6,502 kg/ha | 15,894 kg/ha |
| 1989 | +138.1% | 808.3 kg/ha | 1,925 kg/ha |
| 1990 | +126.6% | 1,925 kg/ha | 4,361 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,625 kg/ha | 1,167 kg/ha | 2,243 kg/ha | 3 |
| 1980s | 1,582 kg/ha | 808.3 kg/ha | 2,410 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,658 kg/ha | 3,494 kg/ha | 17,746 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,387 kg/ha | 17,477 kg/ha | 24,717 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,943 kg/ha | 12,112 kg/ha | 36,762 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,402 kg/ha | 18,983 kg/ha | 22,474 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 1 Oman 27,672 kg/ha compare
- 1 Viet Nam 6,038 kg/ha compare
- 3 Qatar 14,976 kg/ha compare
- 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4,314 kg/ha compare
- 4 Kuwait 14,196 kg/ha compare
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4,196 kg/ha compare
- 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13,344 kg/ha compare
- 5 Melanesia 3,660 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for United Arab Emirates
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 386.83 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1404 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — yield in United Arab Emirates?
- Cereals, primary — yield in United Arab Emirates was 22,474 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — yield recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 36,762 kg/ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — yield recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 808.3 kg/ha in 1988.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for cereals, primary — yield?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 2nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — yield rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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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.