Wheat — Yield in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Wheat — Yield was 3,318 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3,318 kg/ha
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
13th
of 26 groups
All-time high
3,318 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
769.9 kg/ha
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Wheat — Yield in Southern Asia, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Southern Asia recorded 3,318 kg/ha for wheat — yield in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wheat — yield in Southern Asia peaked at 3,318 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 769.9 kg/ha, in 1964.

Southern Asia ranks 13th of 26 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.

Wheat — Yield in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Yield in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 854.2 kg/ha —
1962 867.9 kg/ha +1.6%
1963 796.5 kg/ha -8.2%
1964 769.9 kg/ha -3.3%
1965 884.3 kg/ha +14.9%
1966 812.8 kg/ha -8.1%
1967 875.4 kg/ha +7.7%
1968 1,041 kg/ha +19.0%
1969 1,085 kg/ha +4.2%
1970 1,111 kg/ha +2.4%
1971 1,131 kg/ha +1.9%
1972 1,207 kg/ha +6.7%
1973 1,180 kg/ha -2.3%
1974 1,121 kg/ha -5.0%
1975 1,246 kg/ha +11.1%
1976 1,340 kg/ha +7.6%
1977 1,318 kg/ha -1.7%
1978 1,365 kg/ha +3.5%
1979 1,470 kg/ha +7.7%
1980 1,382 kg/ha -6.0%
1981 1,492 kg/ha +8.0%
1982 1,543 kg/ha +3.4%
1983 1,637 kg/ha +6.1%
1984 1,643 kg/ha +0.4%
1985 1,668 kg/ha +1.5%
1986 1,832 kg/ha +9.8%
1987 1,686 kg/ha -8.0%
1988 1,756 kg/ha +4.2%
1989 1,913 kg/ha +8.9%
1990 1,871 kg/ha -2.2%
1991 1,994 kg/ha +6.6%
1992 2,098 kg/ha +5.2%
1993 2,053 kg/ha -2.1%
1994 2,084 kg/ha +1.5%
1995 2,251 kg/ha +8.0%
1996 2,173 kg/ha -3.5%
1997 2,312 kg/ha +6.4%
1998 2,287 kg/ha -1.1%
1999 2,346 kg/ha +2.5%
2000 2,468 kg/ha +5.2%
2001 2,405 kg/ha -2.6%
2002 2,489 kg/ha +3.5%
2003 2,416 kg/ha -2.9%
2004 2,494 kg/ha +3.2%
2005 2,457 kg/ha -1.5%
2006 2,440 kg/ha -0.7%
2007 2,570 kg/ha +5.3%
2008 2,476 kg/ha -3.7%
2009 2,633 kg/ha +6.4%
2010 2,585 kg/ha -1.8%
2011 2,659 kg/ha +2.8%
2012 2,774 kg/ha +4.3%
2013 2,791 kg/ha +0.6%
2014 2,844 kg/ha +1.9%
2015 2,638 kg/ha -7.3%
2016 2,857 kg/ha +8.3%
2017 2,994 kg/ha +4.8%
2018 3,114 kg/ha +4.0%
2019 3,167 kg/ha +1.7%
2020 3,109 kg/ha -1.8%
2021 3,218 kg/ha +3.5%
2022 3,228 kg/ha +0.3%
2023 3,255 kg/ha +0.8%
2024 3,318 kg/ha +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 887.44 kg/ha 769.9 kg/ha 1,085 kg/ha 9
1970s 1,249 kg/ha 1,111 kg/ha 1,470 kg/ha 10
1980s 1,655 kg/ha 1,382 kg/ha 1,913 kg/ha 10
1990s 2,147 kg/ha 1,871 kg/ha 2,346 kg/ha 10
2000s 2,485 kg/ha 2,405 kg/ha 2,633 kg/ha 10
2010s 2,842 kg/ha 2,585 kg/ha 3,167 kg/ha 10
2020s 3,225 kg/ha 3,109 kg/ha 3,318 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 10 Egypt 6,778 kg/ha compare
  2. 10 United Republic of Tanzania 1,376 kg/ha compare
  3. 11 Belgium 6,625 kg/ha compare
  4. 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,201 kg/ha compare
  5. 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,125 kg/ha compare
  6. 12 Saudi Arabia 6,350 kg/ha compare
  7. 13 Sweden 6,169 kg/ha compare
  8. 13 Melanesia 673.2 kg/ha compare
  9. 14 Chile 6,002 kg/ha compare
  10. 15 France 5,974 kg/ha compare
  11. 16 Czechia 5,957 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 164 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — yield in Southern Asia?
Wheat — yield in Southern Asia was 3,318 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest wheat — yield recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 3,318 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest wheat — yield recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 769.9 kg/ha in 1964.
How does Southern Asia rank for wheat — yield?
Southern Asia ranks 13th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is wheat — yield rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia 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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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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