Data for 1978

Cereal Yield, 1978

1978, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Yield, 1978 covers 150 countries. Puerto Rico is highest, at 6,170.3; Botswana is lowest, at 268.7. The middle country reads 1,506.5. Against 1977, 145 values changed (85 up, 60 down), the same countries are covered.

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Cereal Yield · Data for 1978

HighestPuerto Rico

6,170.3

LowestBotswana

268.7

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

150countries
1measure
1978the 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, 1978, 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, 1978: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	6,170.3
2	JapanJPNEastern Asia	5,897.0
3	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	5,797.9
4	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	5,667.6
5	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	4,815.8
6	FranceFRAWestern Europe	4,630.5
7	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	4,558.6
8	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	4,522.5
9	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	4,460.4
10	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	4,394.2
11	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	4,285.2
12	United StatesUSANorthern America	4,109.8
13	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	4,060.5
14	SurinameSURSouth America	4,051.7
15	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	4,033.7
16	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	4,019.3
17	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	3,699.6
18	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	3,677.3
19	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	3,539.8
20	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	3,498.0
21	ItalyITASouthern Europe	3,437.5
22	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	3,357.1
23	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	2,986.2
24	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	2,977.3
25	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	2,898.8
26	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	2,875.7
27	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	2,798.1
28	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	2,795.3
29	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	2,791.8
30	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	2,780.1
31	PolandPOLEastern Europe	2,742.6
32	GuyanaGUYSouth America	2,633.0
33	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	2,620.2
34	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2,614.4
35	QatarQATWestern Asia	2,569.1
36	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	2,542.8
37	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	2,501.9
38	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	2,493.0
39	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2,446.7
40	ArgentinaARGSouth America	2,424.3
41	CubaCUBCaribbean	2,420.1
42	ColombiaCOLSouth America	2,390.1
43	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	2,354.8
44	Costa RicaCRICentral America	2,291.7
45	CanadaCANNorthern America	2,267.4
46	SpainESPSouthern Europe	2,174.7
47	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	2,144.1
48	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	1,992.8
49	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	1,968.7
50	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1,926.9
51	MexicoMEXCentral America	1,918.5
52	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	1,881.7
53	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	1,876.2
54	VenezuelaVENSouth America	1,868.7
55	FijiFJIMelanesia	1,854.4
56	BelizeBLZCentral America	1,851.9
57	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	1,824.6
58	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	1,803.3
59	PeruPERSouth America	1,796.2
60	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	1,777.3
61	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	1,750.0
62	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	1,746.1
63	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	1,733.9
64	ChileCHLSouth America	1,732.8
65	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	1,699.7
66	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1,680.2
67	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1,634.0
68	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,621.2
69	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	1,591.7
70	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	1,535.2
71	IsraelISRWestern Asia	1,530.0
72	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	1,515.4
73	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	1,515.2
74	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	1,514.3
75	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	1,509.9
76	GabonGABMiddle Africa	1,503.0
77	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	1,466.7
78	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	1,443.3
79	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	1,438.1
80	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	1,429.2
81	KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,409.5
82	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,408.9
83	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	1,402.2
84	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,378.9
85	EcuadorECUSouth America	1,377.0
86	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	1,370.2
87	PanamaPANCentral America	1,352.8
88	UruguayURYSouth America	1,343.9
89	ParaguayPRYSouth America	1,341.3
90	DominicaDMACaribbean	1,333.3
91	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	1,320.0
92	NicaraguaNICCentral America	1,314.8
93	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	1,291.9
94	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1,257.7
95	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1,246.8
96	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	1,241.7
97	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1,234.2
=98	BrazilBRASouth America	1,210.1
=98	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,210.1
100	IranIRNSouthern Asia	1,200.6
101	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1,161.3
102	BahamasBHSCaribbean	1,158.7
103	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	1,114.5
104	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	1,093.6
105	MaliMLIWestern Africa	1,077.5
106	BoliviaBOLSouth America	1,074.1
107	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	1,023.5
108	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	1,014.1
109	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	999.6
110	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	999.3
111	YemenYEMWestern Asia	956.5
112	HondurasHNDCentral America	952.2
113	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	921.5
114	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	916.1
115	OmanOMNWestern Asia	913.5
116	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	908.2
117	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	897.3
118	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	890.8
119	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	837.2
120	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	836.7
121	SenegalSENWestern Africa	833.2
122	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	823.5
123	HaitiHTICaribbean	803.9
124	IraqIRQWestern Asia	772.7
125	TogoTGOWestern Africa	757.2
126	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	753.3
127	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	744.6
128	BeninBENWestern Africa	741.1
129	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	728.9
130	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	722.4
131	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	710.4
132	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	700.0
133	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	667.5
134	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	667.1
135	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	626.9
136	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	623.9
137	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	595.4
138	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	586.1
139	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	576.4
140	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	515.4
141	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	500.0
142	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	457.6
143	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	447.0
144	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	435.4
145	NigerNERWestern Africa	431.5
146	JordanJORWestern Asia	369.1
147	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	366.1
148	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	333.3
149	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	328.2
150	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	268.7

02In 1978

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Puerto Rico6,170.3
2Japan5,897.0
3Netherlands5,797.9
4South Korea5,667.6
5Switzerland4,815.8

Lowest

150Botswana268.7
149Mauritania328.2
148Cabo Verde333.3
147Namibia366.1
146Jordan369.1

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,506.5. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031977 → 1978

Since 1977

What changed between 1977 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
145values changed, of 150 in both
85 · 60rose · fell
5unchanged

Rose most

Netherlands4,768.5 → 5,797.9+1,029.4
Kuwait2,076.9 → 2,977.3+900.4
Switzerland4,004.4 → 4,815.8+811.4
Greece2,061.6 → 2,798.1+736.5
Australia987.5 → 1,680.2+692.7

Fell most

Jamaica2,156.8 → 1,699.7−457.1
Chile2,130.0 → 1,732.8−397.2
Israel1,911.2 → 1,530.0−381.2
Ireland4,920.8 → 4,558.6−362.2
Solomon Islands3,231.4 → 2,875.7−355.7

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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149 distinct values among 150
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 2 countries share 1,210.1. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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 150 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1978). Cereal Yield, 1978 [data set], describing 1978. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-yield/1978

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