Wheat yields in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Wheat yields was 7.28 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.28 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
3rd
of 125 countries
All-time high
8.98 tonnes per hectare
in 2015
All-time low
0.3362 tonnes per hectare
in 1455
Years of data
81
1275–2024
Wheat yields in United Kingdom, 1275–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 7.28 tonnes per hectare for wheat yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in United Kingdom peaked at 8.98 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3362 tonnes per hectare, in 1455.
United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 125 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 81 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1270s | 0.5635 tonnes per hectare | 0.5635 tonnes per hectare | 0.5635 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.5245 tonnes per hectare | 0.5245 tonnes per hectare | 0.5245 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1350s | 0.425 tonnes per hectare | 0.425 tonnes per hectare | 0.425 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.4277 tonnes per hectare | 0.4277 tonnes per hectare | 0.4277 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1450s | 0.3362 tonnes per hectare | 0.3362 tonnes per hectare | 0.3362 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1550s | 0.6718 tonnes per hectare | 0.6718 tonnes per hectare | 0.6718 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.7438 tonnes per hectare | 0.7438 tonnes per hectare | 0.7438 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1650s | 0.9052 tonnes per hectare | 0.9052 tonnes per hectare | 0.9052 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.9475 tonnes per hectare | 0.9475 tonnes per hectare | 0.9475 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1910s | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1930s | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1940s | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1960s | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | 4.35 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.57 tonnes per hectare | 3.85 tonnes per hectare | 5.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.43 tonnes per hectare | 5.84 tonnes per hectare | 7.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.45 tonnes per hectare | 6.82 tonnes per hectare | 8.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.81 tonnes per hectare | 7.08 tonnes per hectare | 8.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.99 tonnes per hectare | 6.66 tonnes per hectare | 8.98 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.76 tonnes per hectare | 6.96 tonnes per hectare | 8.59 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 11.59 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 16.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.09 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat yields in United Kingdom?
- Wheat yields in United Kingdom was 7.28 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 8.98 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3362 tonnes per hectare in 1455.
- How does United Kingdom rank for wheat yields?
- United Kingdom ranks 3rd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.