Yields of key staple crops in Canada
Canada: Yields of key staple crops was 3.37 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, yields of key staple crops in Canada stood at 3.37 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Canada peaked at 3.6 tonnes per hectare in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7529 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Canada ranks 53rd of 125 countries 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 0.7529 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 2.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.18 tonnes per hectare | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.18 tonnes per hectare | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 50 United States 3.45 tonnes per hectare compare
- 51 North Macedonia 3.41 tonnes per hectare compare
- 52 Portugal 3.37 tonnes per hectare compare
- 54 Azerbaijan 3.35 tonnes per hectare compare
- 55 Pakistan 3.27 tonnes per hectare compare
- 56 Tajikistan 3.25 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 42.53 billion current US$ (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.9% (2022)
- Rural population 7.13 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 17.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Land under cereal production 16.03 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of key staple crops in Canada?
- Yields of key staple crops in Canada was 3.37 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6 tonnes per hectare in 2013.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7529 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Canada ranks 53rd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.