Data for 1971

Cereal Yield, 1971

1971, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Yield, 1971 covers 149 countries. Japan is highest, at 4,917.0; Mauritania is lowest, at 206.8. The middle country reads 1,321.1. Against 1970, 146 values changed (89 up, 57 down), 1 country joined.

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Cereal Yield · Data for 1971

HighestJapan

4,917.0

LowestMauritania

206.8

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

149countries
1measure
1971the year it describes
149distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Cereal Yield, 1971, 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, 1971: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	JapanJPNEastern Asia	4,917.0
2	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	4,320.5
3	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	4,282.9
4	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	4,090.2
5	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	3,999.7
6	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	3,926.2
7	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	3,911.5
8	FranceFRAWestern Europe	3,875.5
9	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	3,871.7
10	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	3,788.6
11	United StatesUSANorthern America	3,725.6
12	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	3,656.4
13	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	3,592.8
14	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	3,535.8
15	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	3,487.3
16	SurinameSURSouth America	3,391.6
17	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	3,259.3
18	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	3,226.3
19	QatarQATWestern Asia	3,220.0
20	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	3,184.4
21	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	3,132.0
22	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	3,066.3
23	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	3,022.4
24	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	2,971.7
25	ItalyITASouthern Europe	2,963.1
26	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	2,653.8
27	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	2,626.6
28	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2,568.0
29	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	2,468.6
30	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	2,433.3
31	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	2,355.9
32	PolandPOLEastern Europe	2,351.0
33	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2,333.3
34	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	2,315.8
35	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	2,288.8
36	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	2,285.7
37	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	2,174.0
38	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	2,167.9
39	CanadaCANNorthern America	2,145.2
40	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	2,142.5
41	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	2,081.7
42	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	2,000.0
43	ChileCHLSouth America	1,994.4
44	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	1,993.2
45	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	1,939.2
46	FijiFJIMelanesia	1,920.4
47	ColombiaCOLSouth America	1,904.5
48	SpainESPSouthern Europe	1,840.5
49	Costa RicaCRICentral America	1,837.8
50	GuyanaGUYSouth America	1,821.0
51	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,792.4
52	IsraelISRWestern Asia	1,791.6
53	ArgentinaARGSouth America	1,783.5
54	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	1,755.9
55	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	1,753.6
56	PeruPERSouth America	1,750.2
57	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1,716.9
58	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	1,677.2
59	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	1,635.1
60	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	1,619.0
61	CubaCUBCaribbean	1,617.4
62	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	1,602.4
63	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1,583.1
64	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	1,573.5
65	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	1,548.4
66	MexicoMEXCentral America	1,530.0
67	BelizeBLZCentral America	1,529.1
68	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	1,498.2
69	GabonGABMiddle Africa	1,463.6
70	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	1,445.5
71	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	1,437.0
72	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,435.1
73	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,391.9
74	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	1,336.3
75	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	1,321.1
76	BrazilBRASouth America	1,290.8
77	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	1,288.7
78	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	1,282.8
79	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	1,272.2
80	KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,270.2
81	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1,269.6
82	DominicaDMACaribbean	1,259.3
83	ParaguayPRYSouth America	1,257.4
84	VenezuelaVENSouth America	1,234.8
85	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1,234.6
86	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	1,233.3
87	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	1,229.9
88	OmanOMNWestern Asia	1,218.8
89	HondurasHNDCentral America	1,209.5
90	PanamaPANCentral America	1,198.8
91	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	1,196.6
92	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	1,142.6
93	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	1,142.3
94	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	1,136.1
95	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1,133.4
96	HaitiHTICaribbean	1,117.0
97	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	1,112.4
98	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1,110.7
99	BoliviaBOLSouth America	1,103.1
100	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,087.9
101	NicaraguaNICCentral America	1,082.7
102	IraqIRQWestern Asia	1,078.0
103	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	1,074.4
104	UruguayURYSouth America	1,035.0
105	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	1,000.3
106	BahamasBHSCaribbean	990.7
107	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	976.2
108	EcuadorECUSouth America	961.9
109	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	952.4
110	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	941.1
111	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	935.0
112	TogoTGOWestern Africa	902.7
113	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	899.0
114	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	877.2
115	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	876.3
116	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	871.5
117	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	860.7
118	YemenYEMWestern Asia	853.7
119	MaliMLIWestern Africa	831.4
120	IranIRNSouthern Asia	821.9
121	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	805.7
122	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	804.8
123	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	784.5
124	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	760.9
125	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	756.6
126	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	734.7
127	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	725.4
128	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	717.9
129	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	714.3
130	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	713.9
131	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	709.6
132	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	708.1
133	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	665.4
134	JordanJORWestern Asia	657.3
135	SenegalSENWestern Africa	655.7
136	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	634.9
137	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	622.8
138	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	588.7
139	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	587.8
140	BeninBENWestern Africa	532.7
141	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	500.0
142	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	498.8
143	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	448.0
144	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	444.5
145	NigerNERWestern Africa	424.8
146	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	343.5
147	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	303.3
148	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	229.8
149	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	206.8

02In 1971

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Japan4,917.0
2Netherlands4,320.5
3Switzerland4,282.9
4Ireland4,090.2
5Denmark3,999.7

Lowest

149Mauritania206.8
148Libya229.8
147Cabo Verde303.3
146Namibia343.5
145Niger424.8

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,321.1. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031970 → 1971

Since 1970

What changed between 1970 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
146values changed, of 148 in both
89 · 57rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

Eswatini648.2 → 1,619.0+970.8
Mauritius2,775.6 → 3,592.8+817.2
Cyprus657.3 → 1,336.3+679.0
Germany3,179.6 → 3,788.6+609.0
Israel1,186.3 → 1,791.6+605.3

Fell most

Saudi Arabia1,277.3 → 734.7−542.6
Brunei1,962.1 → 1,602.4−359.7
Suriname3,708.3 → 3,391.6−316.7
Uganda1,362.6 → 1,087.9−274.7
Sri Lanka2,154.7 → 1,939.2−215.5

+ Qatar

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
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1971). Cereal Yield, 1971 [data set], describing 1971. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-yield/1971

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