Cereal yield (kg per hectare)

Indicator id: cereal_yield · Unit: kg per hectare · Coverage: 1961-2023

Harvested production of cereal crops (wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats and other cereals) per hectare of harvested land.

Sources

• World Bank (preferred) -- dataset WDI, code AG.YLD.CREL.KG (https://data.worldbank.org)

Caveats

Verified live: Nepal at 3,063-3,344 kg/ha for 2019-2023, well below the global frontier (intensive systems in Western Europe exceed 8,000-9,000 kg/ha) but rising.

Taxonomy

SDG: SDG 2.3 -- Double agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, SDG 2.4 -- Ensure sustainable food production and resilient agricultural practices
Topic: Agriculture & Rural Development
Themes: food, rural

Also known as

"cereal yield", "crop yield", "farm productivity", "yield per hectare"

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