Crop yields in Jordan
Jordan: Crop yields was 2.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 125 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.
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 3.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.6% (2025)
- Rural population 782,426 (2025)
- Rural population growth -4.0% (2025)
- Rural population 6.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 52,137 hectares (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 125 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.