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Alfalfa hay: yield: United States
The average yield per acre of alfalfa hay, from USDA's yearly crop production summary.
Up to dateYearly. USDA usually publishes in January. Last published Oct 9, 2026. Next expected January 2027.
The latest figures and how they have changed
United States, 2026
3.44 tons an acre
Up 0.6% from 3.42 tons in 2025
United States
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What the numbers say
- Since 1919 it has risen 53.6%, from 2.24 tons to 3.44 tons an acre.
Every figure behind this chart
| Year | United States |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.44 |
| 2025 | 3.42 |
| 2024 | 3.41 |
| 2023 | 3.19 |
| 2022 | 3.22 |
| 2021 | 3.23 |
| 2020 | 3.27 |
| 2019 | 3.28 |
| 2018 | 3.17 |
| 2017 | 3.28 |
| 2016 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.32 |
| 2014 | 3.34 |
| 2013 | 3.24 |
| 2012 | 3.01 |
| 2011 | 3.4 |
| 2010 | 3.4 |
| 2009 | 3.35 |
| 2008 | 3.33 |
| 2007 | 3.31 |
| 2006 | 3.34 |
| 2005 | 3.38 |
| 2004 | 3.47 |
| 2003 | 3.23 |
| 2002 | 3.19 |
| 2001 | 3.35 |
| 2000 | 3.47 |
| 1999 | 3.51 |
| 1998 | 3.48 |
| 1997 | 3.33 |
| 1996 | 3.27 |
| 1995 | 3.45 |
| 1994 | 3.36 |
| 1993 | 3.25 |
| 1992 | 3.29 |
| 1991 | 3.28 |
| 1990 | 3.29 |
| 1989 | 2.99 |
| 1988 | 2.59 |
| 1987 | 3.31 |
| 1986 | 3.41 |
| 1985 | 3.32 |
| 1984 | 3.36 |
| 1983 | 3.2 |
| 1982 | 3.38 |
| 1981 | 3.19 |
| 1980 | 3.06 |
| 1979 | 3.2 |
| 1978 | 3.13 |
| 1977 | 2.98 |
| 1976 | 2.62 |
| 1975 | 2.87 |
| 1974 | 2.77 |
| 1973 | 2.83 |
| 1972 | 2.88 |
| 1971 | 2.8 |
| 1970 | 2.77 |
| 1969 | 2.85 |
| 1968 | 2.73 |
| 1967 | 2.65 |
| 1966 | 2.52 |
| 1965 | 2.52 |
| 1964 | 2.43 |
| 1963 | 2.46 |
| 1962 | 2.54 |
| 1961 | 2.37 |
| 1960 | 2.43 |
| 1959 | 2.31 |
| 1958 | 2.3 |
| 1957 | 2.3 |
| 1956 | 2.09 |
| 1955 | 2.09 |
| 1954 | 2.12 |
| 1953 | 2.17 |
| 1952 | 2.2 |
| 1951 | 2.22 |
| 1950 | 2.14 |
| 1949 | 2.12 |
| 1948 | 2.23 |
| 1947 | 2.23 |
| 1946 | 2.19 |
| 1945 | 2.24 |
| 1944 | 2.18 |
| 1943 | 2.16 |
| 1942 | 2.29 |
| 1941 | 2.17 |
| 1940 | 2.16 |
| 1939 | 2.03 |
| 1938 | 2.13 |
| 1937 | 1.97 |
| 1936 | 1.76 |
| 1935 | 2.11 |
| 1934 | 1.63 |
| 1933 | 1.9 |
| 1932 | 2.06 |
| 1931 | 1.82 |
| 1930 | 1.96 |
| 1929 | 2.06 |
| 1928 | 2.15 |
| 1927 | 2.26 |
| 1926 | 2.01 |
| 1925 | 2.1 |
| 1924 | 2.01 |
| 1923 | 2.22 |
| 1922 | 2.17 |
| 1921 | 2.19 |
| 1920 | 2.27 |
| 1919 | 2.24 |
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Crop Production Survey. US estimates released Oct 9, 2026. Quick Stats item "HAY, ALFALFA - YIELD, MEASURED IN TONS / ACRE". Retrieved Oct 20, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-20.1. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.
What this measures
It is the tons of alfalfa hay harvested from an acre, averaged over the acres harvested.