Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in United States
United States: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production was 8.41 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.41 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
9th
of 186 countries
All-time high
8.61 tonnes per hectare
in 2016
All-time low
2.52 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in United States, 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 United States is 8.41 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in United States peaked at 8.61 tonnes per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.52 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
United States ranks 9th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 United States, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 1966 | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1971 | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 1972 | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 3 tonnes per hectare | -18.6% |
| 1975 | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1976 | 3.53 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 4.43 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1981 | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 1982 | 4.37 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | -19.1% |
| 1984 | 4.37 tonnes per hectare | +23.7% |
| 1985 | 4.76 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1986 | 4.7 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 4.74 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 3.71 tonnes per hectare | -21.7% |
| 1989 | 4.47 tonnes per hectare | +20.7% |
| 1990 | 4.76 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 4.51 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 5.36 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 1993 | 4.3 tonnes per hectare | -19.8% |
| 1994 | 5.56 tonnes per hectare | +29.3% |
| 1995 | 4.64 tonnes per hectare | -16.5% |
| 1996 | 5.18 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 5.28 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 5.68 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 5.74 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 5.85 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 5.89 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.55 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 6.02 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 6.85 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 6.45 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 6.4 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 6.7 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 6.6 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 7.23 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 6.98 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 6.8 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 5.91 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 7.3 tonnes per hectare | +23.5% |
| 2014 | 7.64 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 7.43 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 8.61 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 8.28 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 8.2 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 8.01 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 8.14 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 8.25 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 8.07 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 8.41 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | 3 tonnes per hectare | 4.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.27 tonnes per hectare | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | 4.76 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.1 tonnes per hectare | 4.3 tonnes per hectare | 5.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.35 tonnes per hectare | 5.55 tonnes per hectare | 7.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.52 tonnes per hectare | 5.91 tonnes per hectare | 8.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.24 tonnes per hectare | 8.07 tonnes per hectare | 8.41 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in United States?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in United States was 8.41 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 8.61 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.52 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does United States rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- United States ranks 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.