Data for 1963

Cereal Yield, 1963

1963, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Yield, 1963 covers 146 countries. Japan is highest, at 4,224.0; Libya is lowest, at 255.3. The middle country reads 1,155.0. Against 1962, 139 values changed (71 up, 68 down), the same countries are covered.

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Cereal Yield · Data for 1963

HighestJapan

4,224.0

LowestLibya

255.3

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

146countries
1measure
1963the year it describes
146distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Cereal Yield, 1963, 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, 1963: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	JapanJPNEastern Asia	4,224.0
2	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	4,000.0
3	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	3,986.9
4	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	3,505.7
5	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	3,484.3
6	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	3,312.8
7	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	3,125.6
8	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	2,936.1
9	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	2,928.0
10	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	2,925.2
11	United StatesUSANorthern America	2,800.6
12	FranceFRAWestern Europe	2,769.4
13	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	2,746.3
14	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	2,732.6
15	SurinameSURSouth America	2,705.3
16	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2,578.1
17	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	2,550.0
18	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	2,538.7
19	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	2,509.9
20	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	2,411.0
21	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	2,143.8
22	ItalyITASouthern Europe	2,115.2
23	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	2,070.9
24	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	2,041.6
25	GuyanaGUYSouth America	2,017.9
26	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	1,920.0
27	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	1,891.8
28	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	1,883.0
29	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	1,858.6
30	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	1,848.4
31	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1,843.9
32	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	1,842.8
33	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	1,840.8
34	CanadaCANNorthern America	1,838.9
35	FijiFJIMelanesia	1,811.7
36	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	1,799.2
37	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,758.2
38	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1,749.4
39	PolandPOLEastern Europe	1,717.3
40	GabonGABMiddle Africa	1,598.1
41	ChileCHLSouth America	1,574.7
42	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	1,566.5
43	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	1,555.6
44	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	1,533.3
45	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	1,521.2
46	ArgentinaARGSouth America	1,511.2
47	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	1,501.9
48	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	1,490.7
49	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	1,481.5
50	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	1,438.8
51	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	1,437.5
52	PeruPERSouth America	1,399.4
53	ColombiaCOLSouth America	1,386.1
54	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	1,371.1
55	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	1,370.6
56	CubaCUBCaribbean	1,357.0
57	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	1,343.4
58	BrazilBRASouth America	1,322.4
59	SpainESPSouthern Europe	1,303.1
60	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	1,297.3
61	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	1,291.0
62	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	1,289.5
63	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1,285.2
64	ParaguayPRYSouth America	1,273.0
65	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,256.7
66	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	1,250.0
67	KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,249.7
68	Costa RicaCRICentral America	1,242.2
69	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	1,220.9
70	DominicaDMACaribbean	1,217.4
71	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	1,194.7
72	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	1,194.5
73	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	1,161.9
74	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	1,148.0
75	MexicoMEXCentral America	1,130.1
76	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	1,128.0
77	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	1,121.3
78	VenezuelaVENSouth America	1,119.1
79	OmanOMNWestern Asia	1,111.1
80	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	1,105.7
81	HondurasHNDCentral America	1,102.4
82	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1,083.7
83	IsraelISRWestern Asia	1,056.5
84	HaitiHTICaribbean	1,055.2
85	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	1,039.0
86	NicaraguaNICCentral America	1,031.7
87	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	1,030.2
88	EcuadorECUSouth America	986.5
89	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	985.8
90	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	982.3
91	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	965.8
92	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	958.6
93	PanamaPANCentral America	947.3
94	BoliviaBOLSouth America	945.5
95	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	926.6
96	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	919.6
97	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	916.7
98	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	911.1
99	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	897.3
100	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	891.3
101	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	877.7
102	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	877.6
103	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	877.0
104	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	876.7
105	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	873.0
106	IranIRNSouthern Asia	857.4
107	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	856.3
108	BahamasBHSCaribbean	833.3
109	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	828.6
110	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	822.5
111	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	820.3
112	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	817.8
113	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	813.3
114	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	803.8
115	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	798.4
116	UruguayURYSouth America	794.6
117	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	792.1
118	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	788.2
119	IraqIRQWestern Asia	787.8
120	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	775.4
121	YemenYEMWestern Asia	771.8
122	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	763.7
123	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	758.6
124	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	751.9
125	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	749.6
126	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	706.9
127	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	704.0
128	BelizeBLZCentral America	694.8
129	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	692.0
130	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	650.0
131	MaliMLIWestern Africa	644.8
132	SenegalSENWestern Africa	573.3
133	NigerNERWestern Africa	560.1
134	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	543.9
135	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	541.1
136	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	523.0
137	TogoTGOWestern Africa	513.3
138	BeninBENWestern Africa	503.5
139	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	500.0
140	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	473.1
141	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	467.3
142	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	420.7
143	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	382.8
144	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	374.5
145	JordanJORWestern Asia	353.5
146	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	255.3

02In 1963

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Japan4,224.0
2Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4,000.0
3Netherlands3,986.9
4Denmark3,505.7
5United Kingdom3,484.3

Lowest

146Libya255.3
145Jordan353.5
144Mauritania374.5
143Botswana382.8
142Namibia420.7

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,155.0. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031962 → 1963

Since 1962

What changed between 1962 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
139values changed, of 146 in both
71 · 68rose · fell
7unchanged

Rose most

Norway2,071.3 → 2,578.1+506.8
Finland1,363.6 → 1,799.2+435.6
Cambodia917.8 → 1,194.7+276.9
Canada1,595.4 → 1,838.9+243.5
Bangladesh1,514.0 → 1,749.4+235.4

Fell most

Switzerland3,776.9 → 2,936.1−840.8
Barbados2,511.2 → 1,883.0−628.2
Mauritius1,780.7 → 1,289.5−491.2
Brunei1,852.7 → 1,371.1−481.6
Netherlands4,277.4 → 3,986.9−290.5

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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Which end is better
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 146 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1963). Cereal Yield, 1963 [data set], describing 1963. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-yield/1963

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