Yields of important staple crops in United States of America
United States of America: Yields of important staple crops was 3.45 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.45
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
50th
of 126 countries
All-time high
3.54
in 2016
All-time low
1.61
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yields of important staple crops in United States of America, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 3.45 for yields of important staple crops in 2024.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of important staple crops in United States of America peaked at 3.54 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.61, in 1961.
United States of America ranks 50th of 126 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.
Yields of important staple crops in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.61 | — |
| 1962 | 1.68 | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 1.69 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 1.73 | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 1.79 | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 1.77 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 1.74 | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 1.91 | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 2.06 | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 2.09 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 2.28 | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 2.2 | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 2.12 | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 1.83 | -13.7% |
| 1975 | 2.06 | +12.3% |
| 1976 | 2.04 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 2.06 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 2.11 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 2.3 | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 2.25 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 2.32 | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 2.39 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 2.65 | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 2.61 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 2.52 | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 2.32 | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 2.53 | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 2.29 | -9.5% |
| 1989 | 2.2 | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 2.66 | +20.6% |
| 1991 | 2.3 | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 2.64 | +14.7% |
| 1993 | 2.57 | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 2.53 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 2.41 | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 2.44 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.66 | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 2.9 | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 2.87 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 2.82 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.7 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 2.36 | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 2.97 | +26.1% |
| 2004 | 2.9 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 2.82 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.6 | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 3.02 | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 2.99 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.12 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 2.94 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 3.12 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 3.17 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 2.94 | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 2.93 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.54 | +20.9% |
| 2017 | 3.12 | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 3.2 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 3.47 | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 3.34 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 2.98 | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 3.13 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 3.27 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 3.45 | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.78 | 1.61 | 2.06 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.11 | 1.83 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.41 | 2.2 | 2.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.79 | 2.36 | 3.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.15 | 2.93 | 3.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.23 | 2.98 | 3.45 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United States of America
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 673.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1981 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 0.943 (2021)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.943 (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of important staple crops in United States of America?
- Yields of important staple crops in United States of America was 3.45 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of important staple crops recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.54 in 2016.
- What is the lowest yields of important staple crops recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 in 1961.
- How does United States of America rank for yields of important staple crops?
- United States of America ranks 50th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of important staple crops rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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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