Yields of key staple crops in Cyprus
Cyprus: Yields of key staple crops was 1.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops in Cyprus, 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
The most recent figure for yields of key staple crops in Cyprus is 1.69 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year and up 132.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Cyprus peaked at 3.51 tonnes per hectare in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0482 tonnes per hectare, in 1973.
Cyprus ranks 96th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.5792 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9601 tonnes per hectare | 0.0482 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 3.51 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 0.4954 tonnes per hectare | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.7245 tonnes per hectare | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More agriculture & rural data for Cyprus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 459.84 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 456,529 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 33.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 20,070 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of key staple crops in Cyprus?
- Yields of key staple crops in Cyprus was 1.69 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.51 tonnes per hectare in 1996.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0482 tonnes per hectare in 1973.
- How does Cyprus rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Cyprus ranks 96th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.