Most Cereal Produced Per Hectare
Most Cereal Produced Per Hectare: the dated top ten, the source and what this cereal yield in kilograms per harvested hectare comparison tells us.
In this 2023 source snapshot, Oman has the highest reported value among eligible entries: 29,147.00. United Arab Emirates follows at 20,375.90. The unit is cereal yield in kilograms per harvested hectare.
About the data
Snapshot retrieved 14 October 2026. 178 eligible observations. Among supported countries and separately reported territories with data. Missing observations are excluded, not treated as zero. Rankings use unrounded values; displayed values are rounded to two decimals.
| Country | Value |
|---|---|
| Oman | 29,147 |
| United Arab Emirates | 20,375.9 |
| Qatar | 18,274.6 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 14,066.7 |
| Kuwait | 13,739.3 |
| Mauritius | 11,630.5 |
| New Zealand | 8,488.8 |
| Belgium | 8,485.7 |
| United States | 8,330 |
| Netherlands | 8,079.5 |
What the numbers mean
Cereal yield divides harvest weight by harvested area. Small areas devoted to high-yield crops can place a country above major grain producers. The mix of cereals matters, so this is not a controlled comparison of one identical crop in every country. High yield alone also does not establish low environmental impact or national food self-sufficiency.
Where the top ten ends
The tenth entry is Netherlands at 8,079.50. This is a cutoff within the published comparison, not evidence that countries outside the table have no activity. The date and coverage are part of the answer: updating the source or changing the eligible territories can change who appears.
Source and method
Snapshot retrieved 14 October 2026. 178 eligible observations. Among supported countries and separately reported territories with data. Missing observations are excluded, not treated as zero. Rankings use unrounded values; displayed values are rounded to two decimals.
Source: World Bank