Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Cyprus
Cyprus: Onions and shallots, green — Yield was 2,732 kg/ha in 2017. ▼ Falling
Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Cyprus, 1961–2017
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2017, onions and shallots, green — yield in Cyprus stood at 2,732 kg/ha.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, green — yield in Cyprus peaked at 16,000 kg/ha in 1969 and was at its lowest, 2,548 kg/ha, in 2014.
That places Cyprus 56th out of 59 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,667 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,667 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5,800 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 1964 | 5,636 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 6,800 kg/ha | +20.6% |
| 1966 | 8,667 kg/ha | +27.5% |
| 1967 | 9,000 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 8,750 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 16,000 kg/ha | +82.9% |
| 1970 | 10,000 kg/ha | -37.5% |
| 1971 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 11,100 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 1973 | 10,514 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 10,520 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 11,667 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 10,520 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 1977 | 11,200 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 10,037 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1979 | 9,074 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 1980 | 6,511 kg/ha | -28.3% |
| 1981 | 7,000 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 7,085 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 7,085 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7,212 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 4,967 kg/ha | -31.1% |
| 1986 | 10,500 kg/ha | +111.4% |
| 1987 | 10,056 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 10,808 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 10,511 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 11,150 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 8,400 kg/ha | -24.7% |
| 1992 | 8,229 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 8,000 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 3,800 kg/ha | -52.5% |
| 1995 | 4,200 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 4,146 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 4,000 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 4,200 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 4,300 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 4,217 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 4,200 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 4,200 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3,877 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 3,738 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 3,922 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 3,750 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 3,812 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 3,661 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 3,710 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 3,161 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 2,650 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 2,836 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 2,750 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 2,548 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 2,574 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 2,678 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 2,732 kg/ha | +2.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 2,732 kg/ha is below the median for high income countries, which is 17,092 kg/ha, 16% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 2,732 kg/ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21,054 kg/ha, 13% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +111.4% | 4,967 kg/ha | 10,500 kg/ha |
| 1969 | +82.9% | 8,750 kg/ha | 16,000 kg/ha |
| 1994 | -52.5% | 8,000 kg/ha | 3,800 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,221 kg/ha | 5,636 kg/ha | 16,000 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,463 kg/ha | 9,074 kg/ha | 11,667 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,173 kg/ha | 4,967 kg/ha | 10,808 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,042 kg/ha | 3,800 kg/ha | 11,150 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,909 kg/ha | 3,661 kg/ha | 4,217 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,741 kg/ha | 2,548 kg/ha | 3,161 kg/ha | 8 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 53 Israel 4,704 kg/ha compare
- 54 French Polynesia 3,991 kg/ha compare
- 55 Ethiopia PDR 3,488 kg/ha compare
- 57 Comoros 2,550 kg/ha compare
- 58 Bhutan 2,403 kg/ha
- 59 Madagascar 2,142 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cyprus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 335.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8799 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3331 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is onions and shallots, green — yield in Cyprus?
- Onions and shallots, green — yield in Cyprus was 2,732 kg/ha in 2017, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, green — yield recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 16,000 kg/ha in 1969.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, green — yield recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,548 kg/ha in 2014.
- How does Cyprus rank for onions and shallots, green — yield?
- Cyprus ranks 56th out of 59 countries with data for 2017.
- Is onions and shallots, green — yield rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Onions and shallots, green — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.