Change of cereal yield vs land used in Jordan
Jordan: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 1.61 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.61
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
142nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.86
in 2020
All-time low
0.1513
in 1979
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 1.61 for change of cereal yield vs land used in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Jordan peaked at 1.86 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1513, in 1979.
That places Jordan 142nd 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5507 | — |
| 1962 | 0.3817 | -30.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3535 | -7.4% |
| 1964 | 1.01 | +185.9% |
| 1965 | 1.02 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4463 | -56.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7588 | +70.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3959 | -47.8% |
| 1969 | 0.9104 | +130.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2265 | -75.1% |
| 1971 | 0.6573 | +190.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8642 | +31.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4252 | -50.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9154 | +115.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3637 | -60.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4229 | +16.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4326 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3691 | -14.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1513 | -59.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9327 | +516.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4778 | -48.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4786 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8292 | +73.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5381 | -35.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6152 | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6177 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.9186 | +48.7% |
| 1988 | 1.01 | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9145 | -9.5% |
| 1990 | 1.22 | +33.4% |
| 1991 | 0.9377 | -23.1% |
| 1992 | 1.2 | +27.7% |
| 1993 | 1.37 | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 1.25 | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 1.19 | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 1.33 | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8997 | -32.1% |
| 1998 | 1.04 | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 1.84 | +77.4% |
| 2000 | 1.21 | -34.5% |
| 2001 | 1.1 | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 1.15 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.24 | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9663 | -21.9% |
| 2005 | 1.09 | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7486 | -31.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7104 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6984 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8589 | +23.0% |
| 2010 | 1.36 | +57.9% |
| 2011 | 1.55 | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 1.32 | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 1.45 | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 1.32 | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 1.12 | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 1.27 | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 1.31 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.22 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.35 | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 1.86 | +37.2% |
| 2021 | 1.53 | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 1.43 | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 1.73 | +20.8% |
| 2024 | 1.61 | -7.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 1.61 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.39, 47% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 1.61 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.64, 61% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change of cereal yield vs land used in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +516.5% | 0.1513 | 0.9327 |
| 1971 | +190.2% | 0.2265 | 0.6573 |
| 1964 | +185.9% | 0.3535 | 1.01 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6481 | 0.3535 | 1.02 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4828 | 0.1513 | 0.9154 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7333 | 0.4778 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 | 0.8997 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9756 | 0.6984 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 | 1.12 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 | 1.43 | 1.86 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More agriculture & rural data for Jordan
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.9331 % 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 0.0263 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.49 % 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 0.1112 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 297.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Jordan?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Jordan was 1.61 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 in 2020.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1513 in 1979.
- How does Jordan rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Jordan ranks 142nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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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