Cereal yield in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Cereal yield was 1,708 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 1,708 kg per hectare for cereal yield in 2024.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 1,837 kg per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 869.59 kg per hectare, in 1965.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 930.16 kg per hectare | 869.59 kg per hectare | 1,115 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,111 kg per hectare | 934.09 kg per hectare | 1,211 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,166 kg per hectare | 955.82 kg per hectare | 1,424 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,155 kg per hectare | 904.2 kg per hectare | 1,267 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,283 kg per hectare | 1,145 kg per hectare | 1,423 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,609 kg per hectare | 1,471 kg per hectare | 1,750 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,788 kg per hectare | 1,708 kg per hectare | 1,837 kg per hectare | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Rural population 61.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Rural population 483.55 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 15.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 209.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 40.19 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 68.64 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 28.47 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Cereal yield in Africa Eastern and Southern was 1,708 kg per hectare in 2024, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 1,837 kg per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 869.59 kg per hectare in 1965.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.