Cereal yield in Small states
Small states: Cereal yield was 2,444 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Small states, 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 Small states is 2,444 kg per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 30.6% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Small states peaked at 3,996 kg per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,188 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 | 1,332 kg per hectare | 1,188 kg per hectare | 1,489 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,732 kg per hectare | 1,283 kg per hectare | 2,118 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,065 kg per hectare | 1,950 kg per hectare | 2,224 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,072 kg per hectare | 1,851 kg per hectare | 2,384 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,398 kg per hectare | 2,206 kg per hectare | 2,742 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,321 kg per hectare | 2,667 kg per hectare | 3,987 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,428 kg per hectare | 2,444 kg per hectare | 3,996 kg per hectare | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for Small states
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 47.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 9.75 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 42,973 hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 105,022 metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 102.14 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Small states?
- Cereal yield in Small states was 2,444 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 3,996 kg per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,188 kg per hectare in 1961.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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.