Cereal yield in World
World: Cereal yield was 3,955 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in World, 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 World stood at 3,955 kg per hectare.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in World peaked at 4,231 kg per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,422 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 | 1,631 kg per hectare | 1,422 kg per hectare | 1,789 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,062 kg per hectare | 1,816 kg per hectare | 2,332 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,582 kg per hectare | 2,297 kg per hectare | 2,755 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,888 kg per hectare | 2,732 kg per hectare | 3,107 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,278 kg per hectare | 3,061 kg per hectare | 3,558 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,872 kg per hectare | 3,563 kg per hectare | 4,124 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,133 kg per hectare | 3,955 kg per hectare | 4,231 kg per hectare | 5 |
More agriculture & rural data for World
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Rural population 42.2% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 3.46 billion (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.75 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 415.70 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 1.64 billion metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 137.65 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in World?
- Cereal yield in World was 3,955 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 4,231 kg per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,422 kg per hectare in 1961.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.