Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield in Americas

Americas: Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield was 26,614 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
26,614 kg/ha
Change on year
down 6.3%
Rank
13th
of 29 groups
All-time high
28,423 kg/ha
in 2020
All-time low
9,213 kg/ha
in 1975
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield in Americas, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Americas recorded 26,614 kg/ha for cucumbers and gherkins — yield in 2024.

The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cucumbers and gherkins — yield in Americas peaked at 28,423 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9,213 kg/ha, in 1975.

Americas ranks 13th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield in Americas, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 9,816 kg/ha —
1962 9,618 kg/ha -2.0%
1963 10,224 kg/ha +6.3%
1964 9,814 kg/ha -4.0%
1965 9,956 kg/ha +1.4%
1966 10,179 kg/ha +2.2%
1967 9,728 kg/ha -4.4%
1968 9,496 kg/ha -2.4%
1969 9,818 kg/ha +3.4%
1970 10,712 kg/ha +9.1%
1971 10,483 kg/ha -2.1%
1972 9,900 kg/ha -5.6%
1973 10,825 kg/ha +9.3%
1974 10,678 kg/ha -1.4%
1975 9,213 kg/ha -13.7%
1976 11,026 kg/ha +19.7%
1977 12,260 kg/ha +11.2%
1978 12,633 kg/ha +3.0%
1979 13,053 kg/ha +3.3%
1980 13,556 kg/ha +3.9%
1981 14,984 kg/ha +10.5%
1982 14,026 kg/ha -6.4%
1983 13,363 kg/ha -4.7%
1984 13,665 kg/ha +2.3%
1985 14,675 kg/ha +7.4%
1986 13,797 kg/ha -6.0%
1987 13,750 kg/ha -0.3%
1988 12,586 kg/ha -8.5%
1989 12,030 kg/ha -4.4%
1990 13,345 kg/ha +10.9%
1991 12,662 kg/ha -5.1%
1992 14,512 kg/ha +14.6%
1993 14,764 kg/ha +1.7%
1994 13,688 kg/ha -7.3%
1995 14,010 kg/ha +2.4%
1996 14,616 kg/ha +4.3%
1997 16,251 kg/ha +11.2%
1998 16,327 kg/ha +0.5%
1999 17,137 kg/ha +5.0%
2000 17,223 kg/ha +0.5%
2001 16,428 kg/ha -4.6%
2002 16,461 kg/ha +0.2%
2003 16,175 kg/ha -1.7%
2004 15,715 kg/ha -2.8%
2005 15,312 kg/ha -2.6%
2006 16,190 kg/ha +5.7%
2007 16,522 kg/ha +2.1%
2008 18,046 kg/ha +9.2%
2009 17,895 kg/ha -0.8%
2010 19,331 kg/ha +8.0%
2011 19,452 kg/ha +0.6%
2012 20,254 kg/ha +4.1%
2013 19,644 kg/ha -3.0%
2014 20,428 kg/ha +4.0%
2015 21,484 kg/ha +5.2%
2016 22,868 kg/ha +6.4%
2017 24,050 kg/ha +5.2%
2018 24,833 kg/ha +3.3%
2019 28,172 kg/ha +13.4%
2020 28,423 kg/ha +0.9%
2021 27,436 kg/ha -3.5%
2022 27,533 kg/ha +0.4%
2023 28,397 kg/ha +3.1%
2024 26,614 kg/ha -6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9,850 kg/ha 9,496 kg/ha 10,224 kg/ha 9
1970s 11,078 kg/ha 9,213 kg/ha 13,053 kg/ha 10
1980s 13,643 kg/ha 12,030 kg/ha 14,984 kg/ha 10
1990s 14,731 kg/ha 12,662 kg/ha 17,137 kg/ha 10
2000s 16,597 kg/ha 15,312 kg/ha 18,046 kg/ha 10
2010s 22,052 kg/ha 19,331 kg/ha 28,172 kg/ha 10
2020s 27,681 kg/ha 26,614 kg/ha 28,423 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 10,274 kg/ha compare
  2. 10 Sweden 158,708 kg/ha compare
  3. 11 Switzerland 142,455 kg/ha compare
  4. 11 Timor-Leste 8,564 kg/ha compare
  5. 12 Austria 134,344 kg/ha compare
  6. 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 8,554 kg/ha compare
  7. 13 Germany 127,753 kg/ha compare
  8. 14 Kuwait 127,513 kg/ha compare
  9. 14 Republic of Moldova 4,855 kg/ha compare
  10. 15 Cabo Verde 25,833 kg/ha compare
  11. 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,176 kg/ha compare
  12. 15 United Arab Emirates 124,662 kg/ha compare
  13. 16 Belgium-Luxembourg 123,364 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cucumbers and gherkins — yield in Americas?
Cucumbers and gherkins — yield in Americas was 26,614 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cucumbers and gherkins — yield recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 28,423 kg/ha in 2020.
What is the lowest cucumbers and gherkins — yield recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 9,213 kg/ha in 1975.
How does Americas rank for cucumbers and gherkins — yield?
Americas ranks 13th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is cucumbers and gherkins — yield rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cucumbers and gherkins — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 8,849 data points, 1961–2024
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