Cereal yield in United States
Cereal farms in United States harvested 8,414 kg per hectare in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2016.
United States, 2024
8,414
Change from 2023
+1.0%
World, 2023
4,229 kg per hectare
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
5,225 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
9th of 176
Cereal yield in United States over time
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Kilograms per hectare. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United States | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8,414 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 8,330 kg per hectare | 4,229 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 8,066 kg per hectare | 4,186 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 8,247 kg per hectare | 4,176 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 8,145 kg per hectare | 4,118 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 8,006 kg per hectare | 4,122 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 8,196 kg per hectare | 4,022 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 8,281 kg per hectare | 4,067 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 8,614 kg per hectare | 4,018 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 7,430 kg per hectare | 3,932 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 7,638 kg per hectare | 3,893 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 7,301 kg per hectare | 3,830 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 5,912 kg per hectare | 3,612 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 6,804 kg per hectare | 3,656 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 6,978 kg per hectare | 3,563 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 7,226 kg per hectare | 3,558 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 6,598 kg per hectare | 3,545 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 6,704 kg per hectare | 3,371 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 6,400 kg per hectare | 3,281 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 6,451 kg per hectare | 3,276 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 6,851 kg per hectare | 3,359 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 6,024 kg per hectare | 3,119 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 5,547 kg per hectare | 3,076 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 5,891 kg per hectare | 3,133 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 5,854 kg per hectare | 3,061 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.0% from 8,330 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 7,638 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +10.2%.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2024, United States has the 9th highest value.
More for United States
All statistics for United States
Agricultural land
46.1%
2024 · World Bank
Prevalence of undernourishment
2.5%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$2.86e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
4.5%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
2.78e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
59.1e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT