Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Estonia
Estonia: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 3,410 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Estonia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Estonia stood at 3,410 kg per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.3% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Estonia peaked at 4,459 kg per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,251 kg per hectare, in 1999.
Estonia ranks 87th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Estonia, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,404 kg per hectare | — |
| 1993 | 2,161 kg per hectare | +54.0% |
| 1994 | 1,597 kg per hectare | -26.1% |
| 1995 | 1,687 kg per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 2,178 kg per hectare | +29.1% |
| 1997 | 1,992 kg per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 1,627 kg per hectare | -18.3% |
| 1999 | 1,251 kg per hectare | -23.1% |
| 2000 | 2,115 kg per hectare | +69.0% |
| 2001 | 2,037 kg per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 2,024 kg per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1,922 kg per hectare | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 2,330 kg per hectare | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 2,694 kg per hectare | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 2,210 kg per hectare | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 3,009 kg per hectare | +36.2% |
| 2008 | 2,793 kg per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 2,760 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 2,464 kg per hectare | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 2,599 kg per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 3,412 kg per hectare | +31.3% |
| 2013 | 3,136 kg per hectare | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 3,670 kg per hectare | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 4,382 kg per hectare | +19.4% |
| 2016 | 2,658 kg per hectare | -39.3% |
| 2017 | 3,967 kg per hectare | +49.2% |
| 2018 | 2,625 kg per hectare | -33.8% |
| 2019 | 4,459 kg per hectare | +69.9% |
| 2020 | 4,412 kg per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 3,502 kg per hectare | -20.6% |
| 2022 | 4,224 kg per hectare | +20.6% |
| 2023 | 3,410 kg per hectare | -19.3% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 3,410 kg per hectare is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,224 kg per hectare, 65% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 3,410 kg per hectare is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,676 kg per hectare, 73% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,737 kg per hectare | 1,251 kg per hectare | 2,178 kg per hectare | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,389 kg per hectare | 1,922 kg per hectare | 3,009 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,337 kg per hectare | 2,464 kg per hectare | 4,459 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,887 kg per hectare | 3,410 kg per hectare | 4,412 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More poverty & inequality data for Estonia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -19.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 33.51 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 33.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Estonia?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Estonia was 3,410 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,459 kg per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,251 kg per hectare in 1999.
- How does Estonia rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Estonia ranks 87th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.