Data for 1976

Cereal Yield, 1976

1976, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Yield, 1976 covers 149 countries. Puerto Rico is highest, at 5,464.1; Namibia is lowest, at 354.3. The middle country reads 1,438.9. Against 1975, 145 values changed (73 up, 72 down), the same countries are covered.

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Cereal Yield · Data for 1976

HighestPuerto Rico

5,464.1

LowestNamibia

354.3

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

149countries
1measure
1976the 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, 1976, 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, 1976: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	5,464.1
2	JapanJPNEastern Asia	5,276.2
3	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	4,859.6
4	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	4,779.9
5	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	4,530.2
6	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	4,173.9
7	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	4,003.3
8	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	3,941.1
9	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	3,741.8
10	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	3,686.2
11	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	3,599.2
12	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	3,581.5
13	SurinameSURSouth America	3,559.9
14	United StatesUSANorthern America	3,533.0
15	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	3,495.7
16	FranceFRAWestern Europe	3,440.8
17	QatarQATWestern Asia	3,430.8
18	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	3,427.3
19	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	3,393.4
20	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	3,302.4
21	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	3,214.3
22	ItalyITASouthern Europe	3,206.0
23	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	3,116.4
24	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	2,957.9
25	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	2,952.2
26	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2,951.8
27	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2,840.7
28	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	2,784.0
29	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	2,697.0
30	PolandPOLEastern Europe	2,685.6
31	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2,614.4
32	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	2,608.1
33	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	2,603.0
34	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	2,522.3
35	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	2,472.6
36	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	2,470.9
37	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	2,445.1
38	FijiFJIMelanesia	2,302.0
39	ColombiaCOLSouth America	2,276.8
40	CanadaCANNorthern America	2,275.8
41	CubaCUBCaribbean	2,275.4
42	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	2,197.0
43	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	2,167.9
44	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	2,133.3
45	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	1,964.7
46	PeruPERSouth America	1,924.7
47	ArgentinaARGSouth America	1,907.2
48	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	1,899.5
49	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	1,886.3
50	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,847.4
51	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	1,844.4
52	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	1,821.4
53	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	1,812.1
54	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	1,805.5
55	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	1,799.4
56	IsraelISRWestern Asia	1,790.8
57	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1,769.0
58	SpainESPSouthern Europe	1,766.2
59	GuyanaGUYSouth America	1,760.5
60	MexicoMEXCentral America	1,729.8
61	Costa RicaCRICentral America	1,713.1
62	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1,709.5
63	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	1,606.1
64	KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,582.8
65	VenezuelaVENSouth America	1,549.3
66	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	1,515.2
67	GabonGABMiddle Africa	1,486.7
68	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	1,469.2
69	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	1,462.9
70	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	1,460.7
71	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,454.7
72	ChileCHLSouth America	1,451.0
73	BelizeBLZCentral America	1,450.4
74	BrazilBRASouth America	1,444.6
75	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	1,438.9
76	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	1,433.4
77	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	1,427.1
78	ParaguayPRYSouth America	1,410.9
79	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	1,400.0
80	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,394.1
81	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	1,391.5
82	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	1,375.7
83	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	1,362.4
84	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	1,353.8
85	EcuadorECUSouth America	1,352.7
86	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1,345.5
87	DominicaDMACaribbean	1,333.3
88	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	1,330.3
89	UruguayURYSouth America	1,296.2
90	OmanOMNWestern Asia	1,250.0
91	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	1,248.6
92	HaitiHTICaribbean	1,238.9
93	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1,225.0
94	BoliviaBOLSouth America	1,223.1
95	IranIRNSouthern Asia	1,220.4
96	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,217.2
97	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	1,198.7
98	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	1,187.3
99	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1,157.1
100	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	1,113.7
101	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1,110.2
102	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1,104.8
103	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	1,097.4
104	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	1,082.4
105	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1,063.7
106	NicaraguaNICCentral America	1,030.2
107	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	1,027.7
108	BahamasBHSCaribbean	1,021.2
109	PanamaPANCentral America	1,014.1
110	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	1,007.6
111	HondurasHNDCentral America	1,000.7
112	IraqIRQWestern Asia	974.3
113	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	967.0
114	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	911.1
115	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	865.9
116	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	841.8
117	TogoTGOWestern Africa	830.9
118	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	829.5
119	YemenYEMWestern Asia	823.2
120	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	816.7
121	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	813.3
122	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	795.8
123	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	785.7
124	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	776.8
125	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	775.5
126	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	749.3
127	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	745.8
128	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	734.0
129	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	725.2
130	BeninBENWestern Africa	724.6
131	SenegalSENWestern Africa	706.8
132	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	700.0
133	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	690.5
134	MaliMLIWestern Africa	679.1
135	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	659.1
136	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	648.2
137	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	643.2
138	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	640.1
139	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	558.8
140	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	526.0
141	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	510.8
142	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	500.0
143	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	499.4
144	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	463.0
145	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	454.5
146	NigerNERWestern Africa	423.4
147	JordanJORWestern Asia	422.9
148	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	408.8
149	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	354.3

02In 1976

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Puerto Rico5,464.1
2Japan5,276.2
3South Korea4,859.6
4Netherlands4,779.9
5Switzerland4,530.2

Lowest

149Namibia354.3
148Somalia408.8
147Jordan422.9
146Niger423.4
145Cabo Verde454.5

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,438.9. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031975 → 1976

Since 1975

What changed between 1975 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
145values changed, of 149 in both
73 · 72rose · fell
4unchanged

Rose most

Puerto Rico4,529.3 → 5,464.1+934.8
Solomon Islands2,065.1 → 2,952.2+887.1
New Zealand3,307.7 → 4,003.3+695.6
Romania2,446.5 → 3,116.4+669.9
Mauritius2,212.0 → 2,784.0+572.0

Fell most

Brunei2,717.8 → 1,964.7−753.1
Japan5,933.3 → 5,276.2−657.1
New Caledonia2,752.6 → 2,197.0−555.6
Ireland4,070.2 → 3,581.5−488.7
Guyana2,173.2 → 1,760.5−412.7

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
Every one of the 149 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1976). Cereal Yield, 1976 [data set], describing 1976. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-yield/1976

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