Wheat — Yield in Northern America

Northern America: Wheat — Yield was 3,417 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3,417 kg/ha
Change on year
up 6.5%
Rank
14th
of 31 groups
All-time high
3,554 kg/ha
in 2016
All-time low
1,326 kg/ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Wheat — Yield in Northern 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 wheat — yield in Northern America is 3,417 kg/ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wheat — yield in Northern America peaked at 3,554 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,326 kg/ha, in 1961.

Northern America ranks 14th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,673 kg/ha 1,326 kg/ha 1,972 kg/ha 9
1970s 2,021 kg/ha 1,746 kg/ha 2,153 kg/ha 10
1980s 2,213 kg/ha 1,892 kg/ha 2,396 kg/ha 10
1990s 2,492 kg/ha 2,286 kg/ha 2,784 kg/ha 10
2000s 2,677 kg/ha 2,189 kg/ha 2,968 kg/ha 10
2010s 3,167 kg/ha 2,917 kg/ha 3,554 kg/ha 10
2020s 3,216 kg/ha 2,774 kg/ha 3,420 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 11 Belgium 6,625 kg/ha compare
  2. 12 Saudi Arabia 6,350 kg/ha compare
  3. 13 Sweden 6,169 kg/ha compare
  4. 14 Chile 6,002 kg/ha compare
  5. 15 France 5,974 kg/ha compare
  6. 16 Czechia 5,957 kg/ha compare
  7. 17 China, mainland 5,940 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — yield in Northern America?
Wheat — yield in Northern America was 3,417 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — yield recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was 3,554 kg/ha in 2016.
What is the lowest wheat — yield recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was 1,326 kg/ha in 1961.
How does Northern America rank for wheat — yield?
Northern America ranks 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is wheat — yield rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wheat — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Wheat — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
164 places, 9,087 data points, 1961–2024
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