Data for 1966

Cereal Yield, 1966

1966, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Yield, 1966 covers 147 countries. Japan is highest, at 4,509.3; Libya is lowest, at 319.9. The middle country reads 1,178.6. Against 1965, 145 values changed (75 up, 70 down), 1 country joined.

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Cereal Yield · Data for 1966

HighestJapan

4,509.3

LowestLibya

319.9

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

147countries
1measure
1966the year it describes
147distinct values1 decimal, as published
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Cereal Yield, 1966, 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, 1966: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	JapanJPNEastern Asia	4,509.3
2	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	3,714.4
3	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	3,565.5
4	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	3,544.7
5	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	3,537.0
6	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	3,521.3
7	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	3,513.6
8	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	3,500.0
9	SurinameSURSouth America	3,330.9
10	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	3,305.7
11	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	3,270.0
12	United StatesUSANorthern America	3,016.7
13	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	2,940.6
14	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	2,930.6
15	FranceFRAWestern Europe	2,908.1
16	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	2,878.0
17	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	2,744.8
18	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	2,543.8
19	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	2,524.9
20	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	2,500.0
21	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	2,424.2
22	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	2,401.7
23	ItalyITASouthern Europe	2,399.8
24	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	2,210.1
25	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	2,196.3
26	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2,169.2
27	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	2,129.0
28	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	2,103.6
29	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2,075.0
30	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	2,037.9
31	GuyanaGUYSouth America	2,030.8
32	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	1,973.3
33	CanadaCANNorthern America	1,972.7
34	ChileCHLSouth America	1,897.4
35	PolandPOLEastern Europe	1,884.7
36	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	1,879.1
37	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	1,842.8
38	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	1,823.8
39	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	1,780.6
40	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	1,762.0
41	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	1,756.3
42	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1,742.0
43	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	1,732.9
44	FijiFJIMelanesia	1,726.3
45	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,585.5
46	PeruPERSouth America	1,574.9
47	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1,570.8
48	ArgentinaARGSouth America	1,557.0
49	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	1,514.3
50	GabonGABMiddle Africa	1,512.8
51	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	1,500.0
52	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	1,476.1
53	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	1,448.3
54	Costa RicaCRICentral America	1,442.5
55	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1,441.6
56	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	1,438.5
57	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	1,437.7
58	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,392.6
59	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	1,392.2
60	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	1,380.2
61	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	1,362.6
62	SpainESPSouthern Europe	1,327.6
63	BrazilBRASouth America	1,321.3
64	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	1,319.9
65	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	1,318.6
66	VenezuelaVENSouth America	1,308.3
67	ColombiaCOLSouth America	1,301.4
68	MexicoMEXCentral America	1,290.0
69	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	1,286.8
70	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	1,272.7
71	DominicaDMACaribbean	1,250.0
72	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	1,240.7
73	HondurasHNDCentral America	1,211.6
74	CubaCUBCaribbean	1,178.6
75	KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,139.9
76	OmanOMNWestern Asia	1,133.3
77	ParaguayPRYSouth America	1,130.9
78	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	1,106.1
79	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	1,088.7
80	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1,086.7
81	HaitiHTICaribbean	1,075.8
82	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	1,070.0
83	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	1,067.2
84	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	1,065.8
85	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	1,062.8
86	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1,060.2
87	IsraelISRWestern Asia	1,052.7
88	NicaraguaNICCentral America	1,050.3
89	BoliviaBOLSouth America	1,013.1
90	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	1,012.3
91	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	1,011.1
92	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	1,010.4
93	EcuadorECUSouth America	1,007.2
94	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	1,000.0
95	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	975.8
96	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	937.8
97	PanamaPANCentral America	935.7
98	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	923.5
99	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	916.1
100	BahamasBHSCaribbean	914.9
101	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	908.9
102	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	905.2
103	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	901.6
104	IranIRNSouthern Asia	883.6
105	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	878.0
106	UruguayURYSouth America	872.5
107	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	871.0
108	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	864.2
109	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	840.7
110	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	840.0
111	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	824.3
112	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	821.0
113	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	820.8
114	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	806.6
115	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	804.4
116	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	799.3
117	MaliMLIWestern Africa	787.3
118	IraqIRQWestern Asia	780.2
119	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	778.9
120	YemenYEMWestern Asia	777.0
121	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	760.2
122	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	752.4
123	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	741.0
124	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	695.1
125	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	693.1
126	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	662.5
127	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	658.7
128	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	618.4
129	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	607.8
130	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	605.3
131	BelizeBLZCentral America	550.9
132	BeninBENWestern Africa	531.8
133	SenegalSENWestern Africa	530.8
134	NigerNERWestern Africa	496.2
135	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	495.4
136	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	487.2
137	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	471.4
138	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	468.5
139	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	468.1
140	TogoTGOWestern Africa	467.7
141	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	453.4
142	JordanJORWestern Asia	446.3
143	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	439.9
144	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	403.9
145	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	369.3
146	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	366.8
147	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	319.9

02In 1966

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Japan4,509.3
2Denmark3,714.4
3Egypt3,565.5
4United Kingdom3,544.7
5South Korea3,537.0

Lowest

147Libya319.9
146Namibia366.8
145Mauritania369.3
144Algeria403.9
143Botswana439.9

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,178.6. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031965 → 1966

Since 1965

What changed between 1965 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
145values changed, of 146 in both
75 · 70rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Mauritius1,644.4 → 2,524.9+880.5
Bulgaria2,297.1 → 2,930.6+633.5
Austria2,330.1 → 2,940.6+610.5
Liberia525.3 → 1,060.2+534.9
South Korea3,036.7 → 3,537.0+500.3

Fell most

Cyprus1,598.9 → 752.4−846.5
Israel1,852.8 → 1,052.7−800.1
Hong Kong2,436.2 → 1,756.3−679.9
Sweden3,156.2 → 2,543.8−612.4
Jordan1,024.6 → 446.3−578.3

+ Antigua and Barbuda

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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Nothing missing
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1966). Cereal Yield, 1966 [data set], describing 1966. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-yield/1966

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