Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Dominica
Dominica: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production was 1.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.69 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
140th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.69 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
1.18 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Dominica, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Dominica is 1.69 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Dominica peaked at 1.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.18 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Dominica 140th out of 186 countries 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.
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Dominica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.121 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,330 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2601 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 87.61 million current US$ (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Rural population 26.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Dominica?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Dominica was 1.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Dominica rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Dominica ranks 140th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.