Data for 1973

Cereal Yield, 1973

1973, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Yield, 1973 covers 149 countries. Japan is highest, at 5,748.1; Cyprus is lowest, at 107.2. The middle country reads 1,325.8. Against 1972, 149 values changed (82 up, 67 down), the same countries are covered.

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Cereal Yield · Data for 1973

HighestJapan

5,748.1

LowestCyprus

107.2

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

149countries
1measure
1973the 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, 1973, 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, 1973: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	JapanJPNEastern Asia	5,748.1
2	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	4,640.1
3	FranceFRAWestern Europe	4,407.5
4	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	4,198.3
5	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	4,098.8
6	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	4,080.0
7	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	4,077.7
8	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	4,056.9
9	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	3,935.3
10	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	3,873.4
11	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	3,855.5
12	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	3,765.0
13	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	3,690.0
14	United StatesUSANorthern America	3,683.2
15	SurinameSURSouth America	3,640.6
16	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	3,593.6
17	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	3,492.9
18	QatarQATWestern Asia	3,450.0
19	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	3,260.2
20	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	3,200.5
21	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	3,142.9
22	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	3,093.9
23	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	3,091.5
24	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	3,084.0
25	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	3,025.1
26	ItalyITASouthern Europe	2,983.0
27	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	2,981.0
28	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	2,666.7
29	PolandPOLEastern Europe	2,650.6
30	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	2,632.2
31	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2,631.6
32	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	2,562.0
33	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	2,493.5
34	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	2,425.1
35	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	2,384.2
36	IsraelISRWestern Asia	2,278.0
37	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	2,275.7
38	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2,241.0
39	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	2,226.5
40	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	2,201.9
41	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	2,168.0
42	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	2,127.2
43	ColombiaCOLSouth America	2,105.9
44	FijiFJIMelanesia	2,059.7
45	ArgentinaARGSouth America	2,041.4
46	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	2,018.4
47	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	2,000.0
48	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	1,957.8
49	CanadaCANNorthern America	1,951.3
50	BelizeBLZCentral America	1,860.7
51	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	1,843.5
52	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	1,843.0
53	GuyanaGUYSouth America	1,821.1
54	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	1,817.8
55	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1,785.2
56	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1,772.8
57	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,741.8
58	PeruPERSouth America	1,711.9
59	ChileCHLSouth America	1,683.3
60	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	1,680.1
61	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	1,631.6
62	SpainESPSouthern Europe	1,595.1
63	GabonGABMiddle Africa	1,534.0
64	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	1,529.4
65	MexicoMEXCentral America	1,501.6
66	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	1,476.0
67	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	1,439.7
68	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,437.5
69	BrazilBRASouth America	1,411.7
70	Costa RicaCRICentral America	1,388.8
71	VenezuelaVENSouth America	1,368.4
72	ParaguayPRYSouth America	1,363.0
73	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	1,346.5
74	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	1,338.7
75	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	1,325.8
76	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1,318.5
77	KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,306.3
78	DominicaDMACaribbean	1,285.7
79	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	1,285.1
80	OmanOMNWestern Asia	1,282.1
81	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	1,279.6
82	CubaCUBCaribbean	1,278.1
83	UruguayURYSouth America	1,265.2
84	PanamaPANCentral America	1,254.2
85	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	1,238.1
86	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1,236.3
87	EcuadorECUSouth America	1,229.2
88	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	1,186.0
89	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,173.5
90	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	1,160.6
91	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	1,158.8
92	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	1,158.0
93	NicaraguaNICCentral America	1,152.9
94	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	1,152.8
95	HondurasHNDCentral America	1,140.2
96	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1,110.0
97	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1,104.0
98	BoliviaBOLSouth America	1,091.5
99	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	1,085.3
100	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1,078.7
101	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	1,073.6
102	HaitiHTICaribbean	1,066.4
103	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	1,056.1
104	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	1,049.1
105	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	1,007.5
106	BahamasBHSCaribbean	1,000.0
107	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	961.3
108	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	952.8
109	IraqIRQWestern Asia	941.7
110	IranIRNSouthern Asia	924.8
111	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	903.0
112	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	873.8
113	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	863.7
114	TogoTGOWestern Africa	859.0
115	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	855.6
116	YemenYEMWestern Asia	843.7
117	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	840.6
118	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	838.7
119	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	827.3
120	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	825.3
121	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	770.7
122	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	764.0
123	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	741.1
124	BeninBENWestern Africa	687.7
125	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	686.4
126	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	682.8
127	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	679.4
128	MaliMLIWestern Africa	673.4
129	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	664.5
130	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	659.2
131	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	632.7
132	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	627.1
133	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	604.2
134	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	588.0
135	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	563.5
136	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	512.7
137	SenegalSENWestern Africa	508.0
138	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	500.0
139	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	493.7
140	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	478.7
141	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	436.6
142	JordanJORWestern Asia	425.2
143	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	347.4
144	NigerNERWestern Africa	323.9
145	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	293.8
146	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	275.6
147	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	238.0
148	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	217.0
149	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	107.2

02In 1973

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Japan5,748.1
2Netherlands4,640.1
3France4,407.5
4Switzerland4,198.3
5Puerto Rico4,098.8

Lowest

149Cyprus107.2
148Mauritania217.0
147Cabo Verde238.0
146Botswana275.6
145Syria293.8

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,325.8. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031972 → 1973

Since 1972

What changed between 1972 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
149values changed, of 149 in both
82 · 67rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Puerto Rico3,042.2 → 4,098.8+1,056.6
Brunei1,617.5 → 2,425.1+807.6
Kuwait2,000.0 → 2,666.7+666.7
Netherlands3,982.5 → 4,640.1+657.6
El Salvador1,207.3 → 1,817.8+610.5

Fell most

Syria1,256.6 → 293.8−962.8
Cyprus1,068.3 → 107.2−961.1
Qatar4,360.0 → 3,450.0−910.0
Zimbabwe1,637.0 → 961.3−675.7
Botswana948.5 → 275.6−672.9

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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The position is ours
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Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 149 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1973). Cereal Yield, 1973 [data set], describing 1973. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-yield/1973

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