Data for 1961

Cereal Yield, 1961

1961, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Yield, 1961 covers 146 countries. Japan is highest, at 4,173.5; Libya is lowest, at 214.7. The middle country reads 1,091.5.

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Cereal Yield · Data for 1961

HighestJapan

4,173.5

LowestLibya

214.7

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

146countries
1measure
1961the year it describes
146distinct values1 decimal, as published
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Cereal Yield, 1961, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Cereal Yield, 1961: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	JapanJPNEastern Asia	4,173.5
2	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	4,000.0
3	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	3,691.4
4	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	3,383.5
5	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	3,197.2
6	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	3,176.5
7	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	3,141.5
8	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	3,125.3
9	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	2,905.7
10	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	2,872.6
11	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	2,812.7
12	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	2,807.3
13	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2,791.8
14	SurinameSURSouth America	2,763.4
15	United StatesUSANorthern America	2,522.3
16	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	2,520.8
17	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	2,502.1
18	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	2,417.4
19	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	2,352.1
20	FranceFRAWestern Europe	2,275.9
21	ItalyITASouthern Europe	2,181.5
22	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	2,097.0
23	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	2,016.8
24	GuyanaGUYSouth America	2,013.8
25	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	1,884.2
26	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	1,883.4
27	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	1,857.5
28	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	1,856.4
29	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1,846.6
30	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,784.8
31	PolandPOLEastern Europe	1,782.4
32	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	1,765.4
33	FijiFJIMelanesia	1,761.1
34	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	1,758.3
35	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	1,746.6
36	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	1,739.1
37	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	1,730.6
38	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1,681.1
39	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	1,675.5
40	GabonGABMiddle Africa	1,587.2
41	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	1,541.7
42	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	1,535.0
43	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	1,512.6
44	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	1,509.8
45	PeruPERSouth America	1,487.8
46	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	1,481.5
47	ChileCHLSouth America	1,441.3
48	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	1,440.8
49	ArgentinaARGSouth America	1,410.7
50	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	1,404.0
51	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	1,360.4
52	BrazilBRASouth America	1,346.3
53	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,340.0
54	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	1,319.2
55	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	1,314.3
56	ColombiaCOLSouth America	1,275.2
57	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	1,265.6
58	ParaguayPRYSouth America	1,251.8
59	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	1,250.0
60	KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,244.7
61	CubaCUBCaribbean	1,204.8
62	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	1,192.7
63	DominicaDMACaribbean	1,181.8
64	Costa RicaCRICentral America	1,153.5
65	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	1,132.9
66	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	1,126.5
67	VenezuelaVENSouth America	1,115.6
68	OmanOMNWestern Asia	1,115.4
69	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	1,115.1
70	IsraelISRWestern Asia	1,108.0
71	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1,107.8
72	MexicoMEXCentral America	1,104.9
73	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	1,099.1
74	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1,083.9
75	SpainESPSouthern Europe	1,082.5
76	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	1,075.3
77	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	1,067.5
78	HondurasHNDCentral America	1,051.2
79	HaitiHTICaribbean	1,031.0
80	EcuadorECUSouth America	1,010.7
81	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	996.3
82	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	989.4
83	CanadaCANNorthern America	985.0
84	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	984.5
85	BoliviaBOLSouth America	954.3
86	PanamaPANCentral America	951.5
87	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	947.3
88	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	946.2
89	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	940.6
90	NicaraguaNICCentral America	939.7
91	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	937.8
92	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	919.7
93	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	913.1
94	IraqIRQWestern Asia	905.8
95	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	902.3
96	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	888.3
97	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	884.1
98	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	877.4
99	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	873.0
100	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	868.3
101	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	863.9
102	UruguayURYSouth America	859.7
103	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	856.4
104	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	854.0
105	IranIRNSouthern Asia	849.9
106	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	845.2
107	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	836.2
108	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	828.0
109	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	822.2
110	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	822.1
111	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	816.4
112	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	814.4
113	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	805.7
114	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	784.8
115	YemenYEMWestern Asia	782.5
116	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	743.0
117	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	714.6
118	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	714.3
119	MaliMLIWestern Africa	707.5
120	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	699.2
121	BahamasBHSCaribbean	666.7
122	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	654.8
123	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	650.0
124	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	624.2
125	BelizeBLZCentral America	596.4
126	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	592.2
127	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	575.0
128	JordanJORWestern Asia	550.7
129	SenegalSENWestern Africa	549.4
130	BeninBENWestern Africa	546.1
131	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	528.6
132	NigerNERWestern Africa	505.2
133	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	500.0
134	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	499.2
135	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	489.4
136	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	469.3
137	TogoTGOWestern Africa	465.0
138	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	443.0
139	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	415.8
140	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	408.5
141	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	407.6
142	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	400.0
143	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	369.8
144	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	346.2
145	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	341.8
146	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	214.7

02In 1961

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Japan4,173.5
2Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4,000.0
3Netherlands3,691.4
4Denmark3,383.5
5South Korea3,197.2

Lowest

146Libya214.7
145Botswana341.8
144Algeria346.2
143Mauritania369.8
142Mongolia400.0

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,091.5. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

03Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1961.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 146 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1961). Cereal Yield, 1961 [data set], describing 1961. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-yield/1961

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