Cereal yield in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Cereal yield was 2,147 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cereal yield in Least developed countries: UN classification stood at 2,147 kg per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 2,147 kg per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,024 kg per hectare, in 1966.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,085 kg per hectare | 1,024 kg per hectare | 1,140 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,161 kg per hectare | 1,058 kg per hectare | 1,236 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,337 kg per hectare | 1,318 kg per hectare | 1,389 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,386 kg per hectare | 1,293 kg per hectare | 1,557 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,687 kg per hectare | 1,574 kg per hectare | 1,892 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,964 kg per hectare | 1,856 kg per hectare | 2,058 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,116 kg per hectare | 2,090 kg per hectare | 2,147 kg per hectare | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2019)
- Rural population 63.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 769.36 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 337.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 85.37 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 183.30 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 32.81 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Cereal yield in Least developed countries: UN classification was 2,147 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 Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 2,147 kg per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,024 kg per hectare in 1966.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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.