Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production was 4.46 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.46 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
55th
of 186 countries
All-time high
6.09 tonnes per hectare
in 1992
All-time low
1.76 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Dominican Republic, 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
Dominican Republic recorded 4.46 tonnes per hectare for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Dominican Republic peaked at 6.09 tonnes per hectare in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.76 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Dominican Republic ranks 55th 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 and land used for cereal production in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1968 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1970 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1972 | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1973 | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | -25.9% |
| 1976 | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 3.75 tonnes per hectare | +19.3% |
| 1983 | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 1985 | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 3.75 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 3.71 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 4 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 3.98 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 6.09 tonnes per hectare | +53.0% |
| 1993 | 4.02 tonnes per hectare | -34.1% |
| 1994 | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 3.86 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 3.95 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 3.98 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 4.16 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 4.3 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 4.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 4 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 3.81 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 2007 | 4.37 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 4.47 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 3.95 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 4.44 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 4.61 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 3.75 tonnes per hectare | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 4.03 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 4.54 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 4.67 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 4.73 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 4.73 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.61 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 4.65 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 4.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.78 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 4.61 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 4.46 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1 tonnes per hectare | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | 6.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | 3.81 tonnes per hectare | 4.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.47 tonnes per hectare | 3.75 tonnes per hectare | 4.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.58 tonnes per hectare | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | 4.78 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 52 Papua New Guinea 4.79 tonnes per hectare compare
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- 56 Suriname 4.45 tonnes per hectare compare
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Dominican Republic?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Dominican Republic was 4.46 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 6.09 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.76 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Dominican Republic ranks 55th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.