Data for 1980

Cereal Yield, 1980

1980, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Yield, 1980 covers 149 countries. Puerto Rico is highest, at 7,391.3; Botswana is lowest, at 237.2. The middle country reads 1,575.7. Against 1979, 148 values changed (94 up, 54 down), 1 left.

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Cereal Yield · Data for 1980

HighestPuerto Rico

7,391.3

LowestBotswana

237.2

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

149countries
1measure
1980the 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, 1980, 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, 1980: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	7,391.3
2	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	5,689.2
3	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	4,944.2
4	FranceFRAWestern Europe	4,854.2
5	JapanJPNEastern Asia	4,843.2
6	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	4,806.1
7	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	4,650.5
8	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	4,623.7
9	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	4,515.6
10	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	4,227.6
11	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	4,094.5
12	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	4,055.9
13	SurinameSURSouth America	3,959.5
14	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	3,941.4
15	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	3,892.5
16	United StatesUSANorthern America	3,771.9
17	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	3,705.0
18	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	3,684.7
19	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	3,644.8
20	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	3,570.7
21	ItalyITASouthern Europe	3,521.1
22	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	3,520.8
23	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	3,321.9
24	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	3,312.5
25	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	3,201.6
26	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	3,196.2
27	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	3,188.4
28	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	3,005.1
29	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	2,993.9
30	GuyanaGUYSouth America	2,953.3
31	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	2,937.3
32	Costa RicaCRICentral America	2,924.5
33	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	2,865.7
34	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	2,835.9
35	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2,823.4
36	QatarQATWestern Asia	2,623.0
37	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	2,600.2
38	CubaCUBCaribbean	2,546.8
39	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	2,501.1
40	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2,500.0
41	SpainESPSouthern Europe	2,479.9
42	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	2,454.5
43	ColombiaCOLSouth America	2,414.5
44	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	2,409.6
45	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	2,364.4
46	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	2,364.0
47	PolandPOLEastern Europe	2,336.8
48	IsraelISRWestern Asia	2,316.6
49	MexicoMEXCentral America	2,191.1
50	CanadaCANNorthern America	2,141.2
51	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	2,121.2
52	ChileCHLSouth America	2,059.3
53	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	2,017.3
54	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	2,016.1
55	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	2,005.8
56	BelizeBLZCentral America	1,988.6
57	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	1,939.4
58	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	1,930.0
59	FijiFJIMelanesia	1,925.6
60	VenezuelaVENSouth America	1,914.1
61	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	1,911.1
62	ArgentinaARGSouth America	1,874.1
63	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	1,855.1
64	PeruPERSouth America	1,818.2
65	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	1,785.2
66	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	1,706.0
67	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	1,705.9
68	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1,687.1
69	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,681.8
70	EcuadorECUSouth America	1,639.6
71	UruguayURYSouth America	1,618.3
72	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	1,613.1
73	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	1,606.4
74	ParaguayPRYSouth America	1,582.2
75	BrazilBRASouth America	1,575.7
76	NicaraguaNICCentral America	1,572.3
77	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	1,567.5
78	PanamaPANCentral America	1,538.9
79	GabonGABMiddle Africa	1,525.4
80	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	1,500.0
81	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,491.0
82	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	1,448.8
83	DominicaDMACaribbean	1,437.5
84	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,432.5
85	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	1,425.0
86	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	1,422.3
87	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	1,420.4
88	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	1,381.4
89	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	1,379.7
90	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	1,350.0
91	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	1,349.0
92	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	1,325.1
93	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	1,274.8
94	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	1,269.8
95	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1,260.7
96	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	1,251.1
97	KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,241.7
98	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1,233.5
99	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	1,211.9
100	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1,187.4
101	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,184.8
102	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	1,179.8
103	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	1,168.9
104	BahamasBHSCaribbean	1,141.3
105	HondurasHNDCentral America	1,131.7
106	BoliviaBOLSouth America	1,116.6
107	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	1,087.0
108	IranIRNSouthern Asia	1,066.9
109	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1,063.5
110	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1,058.1
111	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1,052.3
112	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	1,020.2
113	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	1,019.5
114	YemenYEMWestern Asia	1,016.5
115	HaitiHTICaribbean	1,016.2
116	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	959.8
117	JordanJORWestern Asia	932.7
118	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	927.4
119	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	915.5
120	OmanOMNWestern Asia	904.7
121	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	894.0
122	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	864.3
123	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	850.0
124	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	845.4
125	IraqIRQWestern Asia	825.9
126	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	798.7
127	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	760.4
128	MaliMLIWestern Africa	726.1
129	BeninBENWestern Africa	718.3
130	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	717.8
131	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	699.2
132	TogoTGOWestern Africa	635.7
133	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	629.5
134	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	617.9
135	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	595.7
136	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	587.6
137	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	569.8
138	SenegalSENWestern Africa	547.4
139	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	546.6
140	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	531.3
141	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	521.0
142	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	520.0
143	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	517.0
144	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	462.6
145	NigerNERWestern Africa	457.4
146	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	422.3
147	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	386.9
148	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	376.8
149	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	237.2

02In 1980

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Puerto Rico7,391.3
2Netherlands5,689.2
3United Kingdom4,944.2
4France4,854.2
5Japan4,843.2

Lowest

149Botswana237.2
148Namibia376.8
147Libya386.9
146Mauritania422.3
145Niger457.4

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,575.7. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031979 → 1980

Since 1979

What changed between 1979 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −1countries joined / left
148values changed, of 149 in both
94 · 54rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Israel1,249.7 → 2,316.6+1,066.9
Austria3,729.2 → 4,515.6+786.4
Jordan151.3 → 932.7+781.4
Syria673.2 → 1,420.4+747.2
Greece2,635.8 → 3,321.9+686.1

Fell most

South Korea5,727.9 → 4,055.9−1,672.0
Japan5,705.6 → 4,843.2−862.4
Brunei2,175.9 → 1,379.7−796.2
United States4,426.2 → 3,771.9−654.3
Australia1,510.2 → 1,052.3−457.9

− Saint Lucia

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
Every one of the 149 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1980). Cereal Yield, 1980 [data set], describing 1980. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-yield/1980

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