Change of cereal yield vs land used in Canada

Canada: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 4.02 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.02
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
66th
of 186 countries
All-time high
4.24
in 2016
All-time low
0.985
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Change of cereal yield vs land used in Canada, 1961–2024

1234196119922024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Canada recorded 4.02 for change of cereal yield vs land used in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Canada peaked at 4.24 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.985, in 1961.

Canada ranks 66th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Change of cereal yield vs land used in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Change of cereal yield vs land used in Canada, 1961 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1961 0.985
1962 1.6 +62.0%
1963 1.84 +15.3%
1964 1.53 -17.0%
1965 1.73 +13.3%
1966 1.97 +14.0%
1967 1.52 -23.0%
1968 1.73 +14.2%
1969 1.96 +13.0%
1970 2.11 +7.7%
1971 2.15 +1.6%
1972 1.99 -7.3%
1973 1.95 -1.8%
1974 1.73 -11.5%
1975 2.05 +18.9%
1976 2.28 +10.9%
1977 2.27 -0.4%
1978 2.27 +0.1%
1979 2.03 -10.4%
1980 2.14 +5.3%
1981 2.35 +9.6%
1982 2.48 +5.8%
1983 2.2 -11.2%
1984 2.03 -8.0%
1985 2.22 +9.6%
1986 2.57 +15.7%
1987 2.4 -6.8%
1988 1.75 -26.8%
1989 2.19 +25.0%
1990 2.64 +20.2%
1991 2.58 -2.1%
1992 2.46 -4.7%
1993 2.65 +7.6%
1994 2.59 -2.0%
1995 2.7 +4.1%
1996 2.84 +5.3%
1997 2.58 -9.1%
1998 2.78 +7.7%
1999 3.09 +11.0%
2000 2.81 -9.1%
2001 2.45 -12.8%
2002 2.38 -2.9%
2003 2.76 +16.1%
2004 3.14 +13.9%
2005 3.22 +2.4%
2006 3.05 -5.3%
2007 2.97 -2.4%
2008 3.39 +14.1%
2009 3.3 -2.7%
2010 3.5 +6.1%
2011 3.55 +1.5%
2012 3.46 -2.7%
2013 4.16 +20.4%
2014 3.65 -12.3%
2015 3.67 +0.7%
2016 4.24 +15.4%
2017 4.1 -3.2%
2018 3.91 -4.6%
2019 4.01 +2.5%
2020 4.09 +2.0%
2021 3.12 -23.8%
2022 4.11 +31.6%
2023 3.8 -7.4%
2024 4.02 +5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.65 0.985 1.97 9
1970s 2.08 1.73 2.28 10
1980s 2.23 1.75 2.57 10
1990s 2.69 2.46 3.09 10
2000s 2.95 2.38 3.39 10
2010s 3.83 3.46 4.24 10
2020s 3.83 3.12 4.11 5

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 63 Tajikistan 4.12 compare
  2. 64 Sri Lanka 4.07 compare
  3. 65 Greece 4.05 compare
  4. 67 Ecuador 4.01 compare
  5. 68 Latvia 3.97 compare
  6. 69 Philippines 3.83 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Canada?
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Canada was 4.02 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 4.24 in 2016.
What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.985 in 1961.
How does Canada rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
Canada ranks 66th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
Is change of cereal yield vs land used rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Change of cereal yield vs land used
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 10,534 data points, 1961–2024
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