Cereal yield in South Asia
South Asia: Cereal yield was 3,814 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in South Asia, 1961–2024
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 3,814 kg per hectare for cereal yield in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in South Asia peaked at 3,814 kg per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 946.91 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 | 1,042 kg per hectare | 946.91 kg per hectare | 1,135 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,263 kg per hectare | 1,151 kg per hectare | 1,430 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,633 kg per hectare | 1,420 kg per hectare | 1,976 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,148 kg per hectare | 1,956 kg per hectare | 2,412 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,553 kg per hectare | 2,351 kg per hectare | 2,800 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,181 kg per hectare | 2,837 kg per hectare | 3,557 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,707 kg per hectare | 3,557 kg per hectare | 3,814 kg per hectare | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for South Asia
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Rural population 64.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 1.09 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 15.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 714.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 119.96 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 457.55 million metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 206.42 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in South Asia?
- Cereal yield in South Asia was 3,814 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 South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,814 kg per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 946.91 kg per hectare in 1966.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.