Oats — Yield in United States of America

United States of America: Oats — Yield was 2,744 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2,744 kg/ha
Change on year
up 11.5%
Rank
7th
of 24 groups
All-time high
2,744 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
1,411 kg/ha
in 1988
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oats — Yield in United States of America, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for oats — yield in United States of America is 2,744 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oats — yield in United States of America peaked at 2,744 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,411 kg/ha, in 1988.

That places United States of America 7th out of 24 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Oats — Yield in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Oats — Yield in United States of America, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 1,517 kg/ha
1962 1,622 kg/ha +6.9%
1963 1,625 kg/ha +0.2%
1964 1,547 kg/ha -4.8%
1965 1,800 kg/ha +16.3%
1966 1,612 kg/ha -10.5%
1967 1,767 kg/ha +9.7%
1968 1,926 kg/ha +9.0%
1969 1,928 kg/ha +0.1%
1970 1,766 kg/ha -8.4%
1971 2,005 kg/ha +13.6%
1972 1,847 kg/ha -7.9%
1973 1,717 kg/ha -7.1%
1974 1,709 kg/ha -0.5%
1975 1,758 kg/ha +2.9%
1976 1,638 kg/ha -6.8%
1977 2,002 kg/ha +22.2%
1978 1,875 kg/ha -6.4%
1979 1,951 kg/ha +4.1%
1980 1,901 kg/ha -2.6%
1981 1,943 kg/ha +2.2%
1982 2,072 kg/ha +6.7%
1983 1,886 kg/ha -9.0%
1984 2,081 kg/ha +10.3%
1985 2,283 kg/ha +9.7%
1986 2,019 kg/ha -11.6%
1987 1,946 kg/ha -3.6%
1988 1,411 kg/ha -27.5%
1989 1,947 kg/ha +38.0%
1990 2,157 kg/ha +10.8%
1991 1,816 kg/ha -15.8%
1992 2,347 kg/ha +29.2%
1993 1,950 kg/ha -16.9%
1994 2,048 kg/ha +5.0%
1995 1,957 kg/ha -4.4%
1996 2,070 kg/ha +5.8%
1997 2,132 kg/ha +3.0%
1998 2,160 kg/ha +1.3%
1999 2,136 kg/ha -1.1%
2000 2,301 kg/ha +7.7%
2001 2,207 kg/ha -4.1%
2002 2,022 kg/ha -8.4%
2003 2,333 kg/ha +15.4%
2004 2,322 kg/ha -0.5%
2005 2,260 kg/ha -2.7%
2006 2,145 kg/ha -5.1%
2007 2,157 kg/ha +0.6%
2008 2,284 kg/ha +5.9%
2009 2,437 kg/ha +6.7%
2010 2,317 kg/ha -4.9%
2011 2,055 kg/ha -11.3%
2012 2,194 kg/ha +6.8%
2013 2,298 kg/ha +4.7%
2014 2,434 kg/ha +5.9%
2015 2,517 kg/ha +3.4%
2016 2,368 kg/ha -5.9%
2017 2,212 kg/ha -6.6%
2018 2,327 kg/ha +5.2%
2019 2,307 kg/ha -0.9%
2020 2,335 kg/ha +1.2%
2021 2,198 kg/ha -5.9%
2022 2,350 kg/ha +6.9%
2023 2,462 kg/ha +4.8%
2024 2,744 kg/ha +11.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,705 kg/ha 1,517 kg/ha 1,928 kg/ha 9
1970s 1,827 kg/ha 1,638 kg/ha 2,005 kg/ha 10
1980s 1,949 kg/ha 1,411 kg/ha 2,283 kg/ha 10
1990s 2,077 kg/ha 1,816 kg/ha 2,347 kg/ha 10
2000s 2,247 kg/ha 2,022 kg/ha 2,437 kg/ha 10
2010s 2,303 kg/ha 2,055 kg/ha 2,517 kg/ha 10
2020s 2,418 kg/ha 2,198 kg/ha 2,744 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 4 New Zealand 5,279 kg/ha compare
  2. 5 Denmark 4,887 kg/ha compare
  3. 6 Luxembourg 4,795 kg/ha compare
  4. 7 Germany 4,461 kg/ha compare
  5. 8 Belgium 4,386 kg/ha compare
  6. 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 625 kg/ha compare
  7. 9 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 4,377 kg/ha compare
  8. 10 Norway 4,071 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is oats — yield in United States of America?
Oats — yield in United States of America was 2,744 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oats — yield recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 2,744 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest oats — yield recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 1,411 kg/ha in 1988.
How does United States of America rank for oats — yield?
United States of America ranks 7th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
Is oats — yield rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of 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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