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Crop Yield Estimation

Definition

End of season harvestable weight* of commodity per unit area* (*definitions must be declared)

GEOGLAM Agriculture Indicator Category
Agricultural Land Includes or is Indicated by

Each nationally relevant crop type, accounting for ~80% of total area under production

Within Season Requirements:
Application or Policy Supported Related Variables Frequency of Update Spatial Unit

Policy & Yield Gap Assessments; Changes through time; SDG 2 and 15; UNFCCC; UNCCD; evaluating and guiding policy interventions; statistics; markets & trade; insurance; humanitarian

Once per season as close as possible to harvest time

Field; subnational admin units; National