Oats — Yield in Northern America

Northern America: Oats — Yield was 3,212 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3,212 kg/ha
Change on year
up 7.5%
Rank
3rd
of 24 groups
All-time high
3,449 kg/ha
in 2022
All-time low
1,451 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oats — Yield in Northern America, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, oats — yield in Northern America stood at 3,212 kg/ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oats — yield in Northern America peaked at 3,449 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,451 kg/ha, in 1961.

Northern America ranks 3rd of 24 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Oats — Yield in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Oats — Yield in Northern America, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 1,451 kg/ha —
1962 1,672 kg/ha +15.2%
1963 1,684 kg/ha +0.8%
1964 1,579 kg/ha -6.3%
1965 1,807 kg/ha +14.5%
1966 1,670 kg/ha -7.6%
1967 1,702 kg/ha +1.9%
1968 1,897 kg/ha +11.5%
1969 1,906 kg/ha +0.5%
1970 1,817 kg/ha -4.7%
1971 2,012 kg/ha +10.8%
1972 1,856 kg/ha -7.8%
1973 1,764 kg/ha -5.0%
1974 1,676 kg/ha -4.9%
1975 1,788 kg/ha +6.7%
1976 1,761 kg/ha -1.5%
1977 2,007 kg/ha +14.0%
1978 1,905 kg/ha -5.1%
1979 1,945 kg/ha +2.1%
1980 1,932 kg/ha -0.7%
1981 1,972 kg/ha +2.1%
1982 2,123 kg/ha +7.7%
1983 1,912 kg/ha -9.9%
1984 2,037 kg/ha +6.5%
1985 2,250 kg/ha +10.5%
1986 2,180 kg/ha -3.1%
1987 2,079 kg/ha -4.6%
1988 1,704 kg/ha -18.0%
1989 1,990 kg/ha +16.8%
1990 2,214 kg/ha +11.3%
1991 1,911 kg/ha -13.7%
1992 2,318 kg/ha +21.3%
1993 2,275 kg/ha -1.9%
1994 2,236 kg/ha -1.7%
1995 2,166 kg/ha -3.1%
1996 2,387 kg/ha +10.2%
1997 2,242 kg/ha -6.1%
1998 2,352 kg/ha +4.9%
1999 2,410 kg/ha +2.5%
2000 2,479 kg/ha +2.9%
2001 2,186 kg/ha -11.8%
2002 2,077 kg/ha -5.0%
2003 2,366 kg/ha +13.9%
2004 2,629 kg/ha +11.1%
2005 2,464 kg/ha -6.3%
2006 2,401 kg/ha -2.5%
2007 2,480 kg/ha +3.3%
2008 2,761 kg/ha +11.4%
2009 2,780 kg/ha +0.7%
2010 2,592 kg/ha -6.8%
2011 2,702 kg/ha +4.3%
2012 2,637 kg/ha -2.4%
2013 3,166 kg/ha +20.1%
2014 2,944 kg/ha -7.0%
2015 3,020 kg/ha +2.6%
2016 3,157 kg/ha +4.5%
2017 3,233 kg/ha +2.4%
2018 3,137 kg/ha -3.0%
2019 3,329 kg/ha +6.1%
2020 3,210 kg/ha -3.6%
2021 2,354 kg/ha -26.6%
2022 3,449 kg/ha +46.5%
2023 2,987 kg/ha -13.4%
2024 3,212 kg/ha +7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,708 kg/ha 1,451 kg/ha 1,906 kg/ha 9
1970s 1,853 kg/ha 1,676 kg/ha 2,012 kg/ha 10
1980s 2,018 kg/ha 1,704 kg/ha 2,250 kg/ha 10
1990s 2,251 kg/ha 1,911 kg/ha 2,410 kg/ha 10
2000s 2,462 kg/ha 2,077 kg/ha 2,780 kg/ha 10
2010s 2,992 kg/ha 2,592 kg/ha 3,329 kg/ha 10
2020s 3,042 kg/ha 2,354 kg/ha 3,449 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 1 Ireland 7,592 kg/ha compare
  2. 1 Türkiye 2,735 kg/ha compare
  3. 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5,416 kg/ha compare
  4. 3 Chile 5,370 kg/ha compare
  5. 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,520 kg/ha compare
  6. 4 New Zealand 5,279 kg/ha compare
  7. 5 Denmark 4,887 kg/ha compare
  8. 5 Republic of Moldova 1,294 kg/ha compare
  9. 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,286 kg/ha compare
  10. 6 Luxembourg 4,795 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is oats — yield in Northern America?
Oats — yield in Northern America was 3,212 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oats — yield recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 3,449 kg/ha in 2022.
What is the lowest oats — yield recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 1,451 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Northern America rank for oats — yield?
Northern America ranks 3rd out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
Is oats — yield rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oats — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Oats — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
111 places, 5,756 data points, 1961–2024
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