Yields of important staple crops in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Yields of important staple crops was 7.28 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.28
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
3rd
of 126 countries
All-time high
8.98
in 2015
All-time low
0.3362
in 1455
Years of data
81
1275–2024
Yields of important staple crops in United Kingdom, 1275–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yields of important staple crops in United Kingdom is 7.28, measured 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, yields of important staple crops in United Kingdom peaked at 8.98 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3362, in 1455.
United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 126 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 | 0.5635 | 0.5635 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.5245 | 0.5245 | 0.5245 | 1 |
| 1350s | 0.425 | 0.425 | 0.425 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.4277 | 0.4277 | 0.4277 | 1 |
| 1450s | 0.3362 | 0.3362 | 0.3362 | 1 |
| 1550s | 0.6718 | 0.6718 | 0.6718 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.7438 | 0.7438 | 0.7438 | 1 |
| 1650s | 0.9052 | 0.9052 | 0.9052 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.9475 | 0.9475 | 0.9475 | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.06 | 2.06 | 2.06 | 1 |
| 1910s | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.17 | 1 |
| 1930s | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 1 |
| 1940s | 2.56 | 2.56 | 2.56 | 1 |
| 1960s | 3.97 | 3.54 | 4.35 | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.57 | 3.85 | 5.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.43 | 5.84 | 7.72 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.45 | 6.82 | 8.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.81 | 7.08 | 8.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.99 | 6.66 | 8.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.76 | 6.96 | 8.59 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1668 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.64 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.64 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of important staple crops in United Kingdom?
- Yields of important staple crops in United Kingdom was 7.28 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of important staple crops recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 8.98 in 2015.
- What is the lowest yields of important staple crops recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3362 in 1455.
- How does United Kingdom rank for yields of important staple crops?
- United Kingdom ranks 3rd out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of important staple crops 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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