Cereal yield in IBRD only
IBRD only: Cereal yield was 3,776 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in IBRD only, 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 IBRD only is 3,776 kg per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in IBRD only peaked at 4,394 kg per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,154 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 | 1,347 kg per hectare | 1,154 kg per hectare | 1,478 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,775 kg per hectare | 1,592 kg per hectare | 1,993 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,373 kg per hectare | 2,030 kg per hectare | 2,633 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,749 kg per hectare | 2,582 kg per hectare | 2,965 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,164 kg per hectare | 2,854 kg per hectare | 3,497 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,913 kg per hectare | 3,514 kg per hectare | 4,258 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,212 kg per hectare | 3,776 kg per hectare | 4,394 kg per hectare | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for IBRD only
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
- Rural population 41.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 2.07 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.29 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 211.15 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 797.29 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 177.11 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in IBRD only?
- Cereal yield in IBRD only was 3,776 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 IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 4,394 kg per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,154 kg per hectare in 1961.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.