Cereal yield in European Union
European Union: Cereal yield was 5,441 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in European Union, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield in European Union is 5,441 kg per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in European Union peaked at 5,664 kg per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,918 kg per hectare, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,287 kg per hectare | 1,918 kg per hectare | 2,619 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,073 kg per hectare | 2,506 kg per hectare | 3,460 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,848 kg per hectare | 3,383 kg per hectare | 4,187 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,235 kg per hectare | 3,751 kg per hectare | 4,531 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,678 kg per hectare | 4,145 kg per hectare | 5,238 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,254 kg per hectare | 4,821 kg per hectare | 5,612 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,432 kg per hectare | 5,261 kg per hectare | 5,664 kg per hectare | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for European Union
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 24.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 112.00 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 346.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 20.35 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 110.70 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 126.24 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in European Union?
- Cereal yield in European Union was 5,441 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 5,664 kg per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,918 kg per hectare in 1961.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.