Data for 1968

Cereal Yield, 1968

1968, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Yield, 1968 covers 148 countries. Japan is highest, at 5,227.3; Libya is lowest, at 242.3. The middle country reads 1,256.6. Against 1967, 145 values changed (79 up, 66 down), 1 country joined.

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Cereal Yield · Data for 1968

HighestJapan

5,227.3

LowestLibya

242.3

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

148countries
1measure
1968the year it describes
148distinct values1 decimal, as published
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Cereal Yield, 1968, 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, 1968: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	JapanJPNEastern Asia	5,227.3
2	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	4,026.4
3	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	4,002.5
4	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	3,939.0
5	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	3,852.2
6	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	3,627.1
7	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	3,619.6
8	FranceFRAWestern Europe	3,570.9
9	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	3,560.4
10	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	3,524.9
11	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	3,446.5
12	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	3,440.0
13	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	3,394.9
14	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	3,343.1
15	SurinameSURSouth America	3,267.7
16	United StatesUSANorthern America	3,212.8
17	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	3,190.6
18	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	2,659.2
19	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	2,576.3
20	ItalyITASouthern Europe	2,527.1
21	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	2,500.0
22	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	2,469.3
23	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	2,439.4
24	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	2,409.8
25	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2,375.4
26	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	2,341.0
27	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	2,283.1
28	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	2,227.9
29	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	2,164.2
30	PolandPOLEastern Europe	2,121.9
31	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2,082.1
32	FijiFJIMelanesia	2,040.7
33	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	2,003.0
34	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	1,948.9
35	ChileCHLSouth America	1,945.5
36	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	1,939.4
37	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	1,918.3
38	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	1,821.9
39	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	1,808.5
40	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	1,778.7
41	CanadaCANNorthern America	1,734.5
42	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1,727.9
43	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1,724.0
44	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,686.2
45	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	1,681.0
46	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	1,660.4
47	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	1,588.4
48	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	1,586.8
49	Costa RicaCRICentral America	1,585.7
50	SpainESPSouthern Europe	1,569.1
51	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	1,553.7
52	GuyanaGUYSouth America	1,531.3
53	ColombiaCOLSouth America	1,528.8
54	PeruPERSouth America	1,522.3
55	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	1,521.6
56	GabonGABMiddle Africa	1,503.6
57	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	1,500.0
58	IsraelISRWestern Asia	1,481.3
59	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	1,477.5
60	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	1,466.7
61	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	1,432.7
62	MexicoMEXCentral America	1,430.4
63	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,411.5
64	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	1,397.2
65	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	1,353.8
66	BrazilBRASouth America	1,350.5
67	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	1,348.1
68	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	1,347.8
69	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1,338.7
70	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	1,318.8
71	ArgentinaARGSouth America	1,313.3
72	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	1,287.5
73	KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,286.7
74	DominicaDMACaribbean	1,280.0
75	VenezuelaVENSouth America	1,233.2
76	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	1,230.2
77	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	1,215.7
78	HondurasHNDCentral America	1,209.3
79	CubaCUBCaribbean	1,209.0
80	IraqIRQWestern Asia	1,196.1
81	OmanOMNWestern Asia	1,193.5
82	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1,188.5
83	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	1,188.1
84	BelizeBLZCentral America	1,176.3
85	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	1,139.5
86	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	1,136.4
87	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	1,131.6
88	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	1,105.4
89	NicaraguaNICCentral America	1,091.7
90	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1,085.7
91	BoliviaBOLSouth America	1,080.8
92	PanamaPANCentral America	1,078.1
93	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,074.5
94	ParaguayPRYSouth America	1,061.7
95	HaitiHTICaribbean	1,049.7
96	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1,045.7
97	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	1,040.4
98	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	1,036.6
99	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,020.2
100	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	1,010.5
101	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	1,006.0
102	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	995.3
103	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	961.5
104	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	958.6
105	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	948.7
106	BahamasBHSCaribbean	940.0
107	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	932.9
108	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	901.3
109	UruguayURYSouth America	890.5
110	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	877.8
111	IranIRNSouthern Asia	875.1
112	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	871.0
113	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	859.3
114	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	852.9
115	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	824.8
116	EcuadorECUSouth America	823.3
117	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	814.0
118	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	805.7
119	YemenYEMWestern Asia	793.6
120	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	785.2
121	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	768.1
122	MaliMLIWestern Africa	766.8
123	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	746.6
124	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	724.3
125	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	718.2
126	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	710.5
127	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	705.2
128	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	701.1
129	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	680.2
130	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	671.1
131	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	669.3
132	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	668.5
133	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	625.8
134	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	581.1
135	BeninBENWestern Africa	573.8
136	TogoTGOWestern Africa	571.7
137	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	552.1
138	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	525.7
139	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	475.0
140	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	471.8
141	SenegalSENWestern Africa	461.2
142	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	440.0
143	JordanJORWestern Asia	395.9
144	NigerNERWestern Africa	394.0
145	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	387.3
146	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	358.4
147	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	261.6
148	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	242.3

02In 1968

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Japan5,227.3
2Denmark4,026.4
3Ireland4,002.5
4Netherlands3,939.0
5Switzerland3,852.2

Lowest

148Libya242.3
147Botswana261.6
146Namibia358.4
145Mauritania387.3
144Niger394.0

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,256.6. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031967 → 1968

Since 1967

What changed between 1967 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
145values changed, of 147 in both
79 · 66rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

Solomon Islands1,085.7 → 2,341.0+1,255.3
Norway2,729.1 → 3,524.9+795.8
Mauritius1,723.9 → 2,409.8+685.9
Puerto Rico1,596.4 → 2,227.9+631.5
Morocco728.1 → 1,348.1+620.0

Fell most

South Africa1,725.6 → 1,006.0−719.6
Israel2,060.8 → 1,481.3−579.5
Saint Lucia1,500.0 → 961.5−538.5
Bulgaria2,951.4 → 2,439.4−512.0
Cyprus1,297.7 → 824.8−472.9

+ Kuwait

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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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1968). Cereal Yield, 1968 [data set], describing 1968. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-yield/1968

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