Yields of key staple crops by country
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.
Countries reporting
122
Highest
10.01 tonnes per hectare
New Zealand
Lowest
0.3125 tonnes per hectare
Mozambique
Median
3.05 tonnes per hectare
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
6,889
What the numbers show
Yields of key staple crops is currently reported for 122 countries. The highest value is 10.01 tonnes per hectare in New Zealand; the lowest is 0.3125 tonnes per hectare in Mozambique.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.05 tonnes per hectare, and the mean is 3.33 tonnes per hectare.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 32.
Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 132.8%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 71.3%).
Yields of key staple crops: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 10.01 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 7.28 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 15.1% | rising |
| 4 | Zambia | 7.09 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 7.08 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 6 | Namibia | 7.07 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 7 | Denmark | 7.04 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 6.97 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 9 | Egypt | 6.78 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 6.62 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 29.6% | flat |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 6.35 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 6.17 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 9.4% | rising |
| 13 | Chile | 6 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 14 | France | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 15 | Czechia | 5.96 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 16 | China | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 5.93 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 18 | Croatia | 5.88 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 5.75 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 20 | Hungary | 5.71 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 5.66 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 22 | Slovenia | 5.47 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 23 | Slovakia | 5.45 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 24 | Uzbekistan | 5.41 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 25 | Serbia | 5.28 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 5.11 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 28 | Lithuania | 5.04 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 4.86 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 119.5% | rising |
| 31 | Kuwait | 4.81 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.72 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 33 | Ukraine | 4.59 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 34 | Latvia | 4.57 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 35 | Japan | 4.44 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 36 | Estonia | 4.3 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 37 | Uruguay | 4.28 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Romania | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 39 | Albania | 3.93 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 40 | South Korea | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 41 | Norway | 3.89 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 42 | Belarus | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 43 | South Africa | 3.81 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 45 | Switzerland | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 42.2% | rising |
| 46 | Italy | 3.66 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 47 | Spain | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 48 | India | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 49 | Finland | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 50 | United States | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 51 | North Macedonia | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 52 | Portugal | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 53 | Canada | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 3.35 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 55 | Pakistan | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 57 | Moldova | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 58 | Greece | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 59 | Sudan | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 60 | Oman | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 61 | Colombia | 3.11 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 110.4% | rising |
| 62 | Venezuela | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Niger | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 64 | Russia | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 65 | Kenya | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 66 | Turkey | 3 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 67 | United Arab Emirates | 3 tonnes per hectare | 2008 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Nepal | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 69 | Lebanon | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 70 | Mali | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Argentina | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 72 | Ethiopia | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 73 | Georgia | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 110.7% | rising |
| 74 | Montenegro | 2.84 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 63.9% | flat |
| 76 | Guatemala | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 77 | Brazil | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 78 | Australia | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 79 | Iran | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 80 | Iraq | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Palestine | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 2022 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 82 | Taiwan | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 83 | Madagascar | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 84 | Ecuador | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 113.8% | rising |
| 85 | Qatar | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 86 | Afghanistan | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 87 | Jordan | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 88 | Mauritania | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Armenia | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 90 | Tunisia | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 91 | Syria | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 92 | Eswatini | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 93 | Peru | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 94 | Angola | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 76.4% | rising |
| 95 | Paraguay | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 96 | Cyprus | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 132.8% | rising |
| 97 | Israel | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 98 | Algeria | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 98 | Uganda | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 100 | Turkmenistan | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 101 | Chad | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 102 | Nigeria | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 103 | Yemen | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 104 | Myanmar | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 105 | Bolivia | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 106 | Kazakhstan | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 107 | Morocco | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 108 | Tanzania | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 109 | Cameroon | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 110 | Rwanda | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 111 | Mongolia | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 112 | North Korea | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 113 | Botswana | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 114 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 115 | Bhutan | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 49.7% | rising |
| 116 | Thailand | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 117 | Eritrea | 1 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 118 | Libya | 0.7677 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 119 | Burundi | 0.7304 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 120 | Lesotho | 0.7195 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 121 | New Caledonia | 0.6732 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 122 | Honduras | 0.5336 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 123 | Malawi | 0.4877 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Somalia | 0.4006 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Mozambique | 0.3125 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 71.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- USSR 1.57 tonnes per hectare
About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.