Change of cereal yield vs land used in Dominica
Dominica: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 1.69 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.69
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
140th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.69
in 2024
All-time low
1.18
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Dominica, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change of cereal yield vs land used in Dominica is 1.69, 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 vs land used in Dominica peaked at 1.69 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.18, 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 vs land used in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.18 | — |
| 1962 | 1.18 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.22 | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 1.22 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.25 | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.28 | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 1.28 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.23 | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 1.23 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.26 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 1.26 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.29 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 1.29 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.27 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 1.33 | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.42 | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 1.44 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.42 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.41 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.39 | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 1.35 | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 1.33 | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.2 | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 1.38 | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 1.33 | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 1.33 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.36 | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.34 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.34 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.33 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.34 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.34 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.35 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.35 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.35 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.36 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.36 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.36 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.36 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.33 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.38 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.36 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.4 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.45 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.44 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.44 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.42 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.4 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.67 | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 1.67 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.62 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.6 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.6 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.6 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.61 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.62 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.64 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.65 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.67 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.68 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.69 | +0.7% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 1.69 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.39, 50% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 1.69 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.75, 45% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.23 | 1.18 | 1.28 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.3 | 1.23 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.36 | 1.2 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 | 1.33 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 | 1.33 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 | 1.4 | 1.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 | 1.64 | 1.69 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More agriculture & rural data for Dominica
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0093 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.123 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0069 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1534 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), 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)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Dominica?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Dominica was 1.69 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 in 2024.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 in 1961.
- How does Dominica rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Dominica ranks 140th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used 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 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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