Rye yields in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Rye yields was 2 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rye yields in Azerbaijan, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 2 tonnes per hectare for rye yields in 2024.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye yields in Azerbaijan peaked at 3.37 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5 tonnes per hectare, in 2001.
Azerbaijan ranks 45th of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Rye yields in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1993 | 0.9428 tonnes per hectare | -35.8% |
| 1994 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +39.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6326 tonnes per hectare | -51.8% |
| 1996 | 0.9943 tonnes per hectare | +57.2% |
| 1997 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6264 tonnes per hectare | -43.4% |
| 1999 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +165.1% |
| 2000 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -66.7% |
| 2002 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +266.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8627 tonnes per hectare | -52.9% |
| 2004 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +55.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7813 tonnes per hectare | -41.8% |
| 2006 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +70.7% |
| 2007 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +53.2% |
| 2009 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -34.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5862 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | +351.6% |
| 2013 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -54.1% |
| 2014 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | +97.1% |
| 2017 | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | +34.2% |
| 2018 | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | -25.6% |
| 2020 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 2 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.88 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 2 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.13 tonnes per hectare, 64% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rye yields in Azerbaijan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +351.6% | 0.5862 tonnes per hectare | 2.65 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.6264 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 0.5862 tonnes per hectare | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More agriculture & rural data for Azerbaijan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0593 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 439.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2794 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4136 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rye yields in Azerbaijan?
- Rye yields in Azerbaijan was 2 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rye yields recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.37 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest rye yields recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for rye yields?
- Azerbaijan ranks 45th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye yields rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rye yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.