Yields of key staple crops in Czechia
Czechia: Yields of key staple crops was 5.96 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.96 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
15th
of 126 countries
All-time high
6.51 tonnes per hectare
in 2014
All-time low
4.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2003
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Yields of key staple crops in Czechia, 1993–2024
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 Czechia stood at 5.96 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Czechia peaked at 6.51 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.07 tonnes per hectare, in 2003.
Czechia ranks 15th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Yields of key staple crops in Czechia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4.24 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1994 | 4.58 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 4.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 4.67 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 4.41 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 4.21 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 4.65 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 4.21 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 4.85 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 4.56 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 4.07 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 5.84 tonnes per hectare | +43.6% |
| 2005 | 5.05 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 4.49 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 4.86 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 5.77 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 5.24 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 4.99 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 5.69 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 4.32 tonnes per hectare | -24.2% |
| 2013 | 5.67 tonnes per hectare | +31.3% |
| 2014 | 6.51 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 6.36 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 6.5 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 5.67 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 5.39 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 5.73 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 6.14 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 6.07 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 6.44 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 5.96 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 5.96 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.69 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 5.96 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.3 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.48 tonnes per hectare | 4.21 tonnes per hectare | 4.67 tonnes per hectare | 7 |
| 2000s | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | 4.07 tonnes per hectare | 5.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.68 tonnes per hectare | 4.32 tonnes per hectare | 6.51 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.18 tonnes per hectare | 5.96 tonnes per hectare | 6.44 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 15.68 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of key staple crops in Czechia?
- Yields of key staple crops in Czechia was 5.96 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.51 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.07 tonnes per hectare in 2003.
- How does Czechia rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Czechia ranks 15th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.