Crop yields in Jordan
Jordan: Crop yields was 2.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.2 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
87th
of 126 countries
All-time high
2.39 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
0.1664 tonnes per hectare
in 1979
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Crop yields in Jordan, 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 crop yields in Jordan is 2.2 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 84.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop yields in Jordan peaked at 2.39 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1664 tonnes per hectare, in 1979.
Jordan ranks 87th of 126 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.
Crop yields in Jordan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5058 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.3929 tonnes per hectare | -22.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3685 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 0.9934 tonnes per hectare | +169.6% |
| 1965 | 0.9964 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4729 tonnes per hectare | -52.5% |
| 1967 | 0.7399 tonnes per hectare | +56.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4353 tonnes per hectare | -41.2% |
| 1969 | 0.9713 tonnes per hectare | +123.1% |
| 1970 | 0.243 tonnes per hectare | -75.0% |
| 1971 | 0.689 tonnes per hectare | +183.5% |
| 1972 | 0.9452 tonnes per hectare | +37.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4447 tonnes per hectare | -53.0% |
| 1974 | 0.993 tonnes per hectare | +123.3% |
| 1975 | 0.422 tonnes per hectare | -57.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4867 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4941 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3962 tonnes per hectare | -19.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1664 tonnes per hectare | -58.0% |
| 1980 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +502.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5105 tonnes per hectare | -49.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5124 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9109 tonnes per hectare | +77.8% |
| 1984 | 0.774 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6659 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6619 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9978 tonnes per hectare | +50.7% |
| 1988 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 1989 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +43.5% |
| 1991 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -16.9% |
| 1992 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +22.2% |
| 1993 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -26.8% |
| 1998 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | +81.4% |
| 2000 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -38.3% |
| 2001 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8517 tonnes per hectare | -27.4% |
| 2007 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 0.629 tonnes per hectare | -37.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7862 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +31.1% |
| 2011 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +34.1% |
| 2012 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9852 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +31.3% |
| 2017 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | +59.0% |
| 2020 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | +16.5% |
| 2024 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 2.2 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.8 tonnes per hectare, 79% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 2.2 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.57 tonnes per hectare, 86% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crop yields 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 | +502.6% | 0.1664 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare |
| 1971 | +183.5% | 0.243 tonnes per hectare | 0.689 tonnes per hectare |
| 1964 | +169.6% | 0.3685 tonnes per hectare | 0.9934 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6529 tonnes per hectare | 0.3685 tonnes per hectare | 0.9964 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.528 tonnes per hectare | 0.1664 tonnes per hectare | 0.993 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8171 tonnes per hectare | 0.5105 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.629 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.9852 tonnes per hectare | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Jordan
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop yields in Jordan?
- Crop yields in Jordan was 2.2 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 crop yields recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest crop yields recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1664 tonnes per hectare in 1979.
- How does Jordan rank for crop yields?
- Jordan ranks 87th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crop yields rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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 Crop yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.