Rye yields in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Rye yields was 3.75 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.75 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 10.7%
World rank
15th
of 65 countries
All-time high
7.2 tonnes per hectare
in 2009
All-time low
0.3621 tonnes per hectare
in 1405
Years of data
77
1275–2024
Rye yields in United Kingdom, 1275–2024
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
United Kingdom recorded 3.75 tonnes per hectare for rye yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rye yields in United Kingdom peaked at 7.2 tonnes per hectare in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3621 tonnes per hectare, in 1405.
That places United Kingdom 15th out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.
Rye yields in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1275 | 0.8052 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1305 | 0.5768 tonnes per hectare | -28.4% |
| 1355 | 0.4142 tonnes per hectare | -28.2% |
| 1405 | 0.3621 tonnes per hectare | -12.6% |
| 1455 | 0.4946 tonnes per hectare | +36.6% |
| 1555 | 0.3985 tonnes per hectare | -19.4% |
| 1605 | 0.649 tonnes per hectare | +62.8% |
| 1655 | 0.617 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1705 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +63.2% |
| 1755 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +69.2% |
| 1805 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -19.6% |
| 1855 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 1865 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1961 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | +103.1% |
| 1962 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 1965 | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1969 | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | +22.2% |
| 1970 | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 1976 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | -21.1% |
| 1977 | 3.51 tonnes per hectare | +40.6% |
| 1978 | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 4.17 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 4.17 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | -17.7% |
| 1984 | 4.67 tonnes per hectare | +36.1% |
| 1985 | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 4.57 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 4.78 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 4.86 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 5.14 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 4.88 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 5.7 tonnes per hectare | +16.8% |
| 1992 | 4.57 tonnes per hectare | -19.9% |
| 1993 | 5.12 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1994 | 6.14 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 5.38 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 6.22 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 5.7 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 4.85 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1999 | 5.66 tonnes per hectare | +16.8% |
| 2000 | 6.11 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 4.79 tonnes per hectare | -21.6% |
| 2002 | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | +21.0% |
| 2003 | 5.86 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 5.42 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 6.69 tonnes per hectare | +23.6% |
| 2006 | 6.1 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 5.7 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 6.37 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 7.2 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 6.33 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 5.29 tonnes per hectare | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 5.5 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 5.83 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 5.66 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | -54.3% |
| 2016 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | -27.6% |
| 2017 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -25.4% |
| 2018 | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | +116.0% |
| 2019 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | -21.2% |
| 2020 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 4.27 tonnes per hectare | +77.6% |
| 2022 | 4.93 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 4.2 tonnes per hectare | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 3.75 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 3.75 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)
- United Kingdom's 3.75 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.13 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rye yields in United Kingdom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +116.0% | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 3.02 tonnes per hectare |
| 1961 | +103.1% | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1270s | 0.8052 tonnes per hectare | 0.8052 tonnes per hectare | 0.8052 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.5768 tonnes per hectare | 0.5768 tonnes per hectare | 0.5768 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1350s | 0.4142 tonnes per hectare | 0.4142 tonnes per hectare | 0.4142 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.3621 tonnes per hectare | 0.3621 tonnes per hectare | 0.3621 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1450s | 0.4946 tonnes per hectare | 0.4946 tonnes per hectare | 0.4946 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1550s | 0.3985 tonnes per hectare | 0.3985 tonnes per hectare | 0.3985 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.649 tonnes per hectare | 0.649 tonnes per hectare | 0.649 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1650s | 0.617 tonnes per hectare | 0.617 tonnes per hectare | 0.617 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1960s | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 3.74 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.4 tonnes per hectare | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | 5.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.42 tonnes per hectare | 4.57 tonnes per hectare | 6.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6 tonnes per hectare | 4.79 tonnes per hectare | 7.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.99 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 6.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 4.93 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1668 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rye yields in United Kingdom?
- Rye yields in United Kingdom was 3.75 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- What is the lowest rye yields recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3621 tonnes per hectare in 1405.
- How does United Kingdom rank for rye yields?
- United Kingdom ranks 15th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rye yields rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.