Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in United States
United States: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 8,414 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in United States, 1990–2024
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 2024, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in United States stood at 8,414 kg per hectare.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in United States peaked at 8,614 kg per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4,299 kg per hectare, in 1993.
United States ranks 10th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,099 kg per hectare | 4,299 kg per hectare | 5,736 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,355 kg per hectare | 5,547 kg per hectare | 7,226 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,516 kg per hectare | 5,912 kg per hectare | 8,614 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,240 kg per hectare | 8,066 kg per hectare | 8,414 kg per hectare | 5 |
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More poverty & inequality data for United States
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 24.8% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.169 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 11.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0958 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0958 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1179 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.2393 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in United States?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in United States was 8,414 kg per hectare in 2024, 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 8,614 kg per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,299 kg per hectare in 1993.
- How does United States rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- United States ranks 10th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.