Rye yields in Canada
Canada: Rye yields was 3.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.6 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 16.4%
World rank
17th
of 65 countries
All-time high
3.6 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.7313 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Rye yields in Canada, 1961–2024
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
Canada recorded 3.6 tonnes per hectare for rye yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.4% on the previous year and up 45.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye yields in Canada peaked at 3.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7313 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Canada 17th out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Rye yields in Canada, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7313 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +64.9% |
| 1963 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1965 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +25.8% |
| 1966 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -26.3% |
| 1968 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1970 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +27.3% |
| 1971 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 1976 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | +17.1% |
| 1979 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -16.2% |
| 1980 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1981 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | +43.6% |
| 1982 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1986 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +19.9% |
| 1987 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | -18.7% |
| 1988 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -33.7% |
| 1989 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +70.4% |
| 1990 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | -18.5% |
| 2002 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | +27.5% |
| 2004 | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | +16.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 3.6 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.33 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.7313 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 14 Switzerland 3.75 tonnes per hectare compare
- 15 United Kingdom 3.75 tonnes per hectare compare
- 16 France 3.7 tonnes per hectare compare
- 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.53 tonnes per hectare compare
- 19 Poland 3.51 tonnes per hectare compare
- 20 Belgium 3.39 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rye yields in Canada?
- Rye yields in Canada was 3.6 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest rye yields recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7313 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for rye yields?
- Canada ranks 17th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye yields rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.