Data for 1981

Cereal Yield, 1981

1981, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Yield, 1981 covers 150 countries. Puerto Rico is highest, at 9,695.4; Botswana is lowest, at 275.2. The middle country reads 1,636.1. Against 1980, 147 values changed (93 up, 54 down), 1 country joined.

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Cereal Yield · Data for 1981

HighestPuerto Rico

9,695.4

LowestBotswana

275.2

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

150countries
1measure
1981the year it describes
149distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Cereal Yield, 1981, 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, 1981: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
derived
1	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	9,695.4
2	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	5,975.9
3	JapanJPNEastern Asia	5,206.9
4	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	5,173.4
5	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	4,948.1
6	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	4,933.1
7	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	4,771.1
8	FranceFRAWestern Europe	4,729.1
9	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	4,619.6
10	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	4,426.6
11	United StatesUSANorthern America	4,256.7
12	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	4,161.6
13	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	4,147.1
14	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	4,100.5
15	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	4,071.4
16	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	4,062.1
17	SurinameSURSouth America	3,958.1
18	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	3,837.4
19	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	3,827.0
20	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	3,751.8
21	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	3,698.7
22	ItalyITASouthern Europe	3,686.7
23	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	3,441.5
24	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	3,312.5
25	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	3,235.3
26	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	3,145.4
27	GuyanaGUYSouth America	3,116.3
28	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	3,081.6
29	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	3,059.3
30	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	3,038.6
31	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	3,022.1
32	QatarQATWestern Asia	2,837.8
33	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	2,824.4
34	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	2,766.5
35	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	2,680.3
36	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	2,627.2
37	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	2,609.1
38	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	2,547.9
39	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	2,523.1
40	CubaCUBCaribbean	2,504.4
41	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	2,500.6
=42	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2,500.0
=42	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	2,500.0
44	PolandPOLEastern Europe	2,494.3
45	ColombiaCOLSouth America	2,479.7
46	ArgentinaARGSouth America	2,425.0
47	CanadaCANNorthern America	2,346.4
48	MexicoMEXCentral America	2,292.5
49	Costa RicaCRICentral America	2,276.3
50	PeruPERSouth America	2,135.0
51	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	2,127.9
52	ChileCHLSouth America	2,120.5
53	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2,072.9
54	BelizeBLZCentral America	2,071.5
55	FijiFJIMelanesia	2,069.5
56	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	2,018.7
57	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	1,983.4
58	IsraelISRWestern Asia	1,954.7
59	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1,937.5
60	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	1,930.6
61	VenezuelaVENSouth America	1,885.4
62	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	1,871.7
63	UruguayURYSouth America	1,804.1
64	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	1,800.0
65	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	1,797.4
66	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	1,773.3
67	EcuadorECUSouth America	1,768.0
68	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,747.9
69	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1,700.9
70	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	1,691.3
71	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	1,685.4
72	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	1,670.2
73	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	1,655.5
74	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	1,655.2
75	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	1,646.6
76	PanamaPANCentral America	1,625.6
77	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,621.7
78	BrazilBRASouth America	1,611.1
79	SpainESPSouthern Europe	1,571.3
80	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,561.7
81	KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,561.6
82	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	1,530.2
83	ParaguayPRYSouth America	1,527.8
84	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	1,524.1
85	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	1,515.2
86	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	1,500.0
87	NicaraguaNICCentral America	1,471.3
88	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	1,457.7
89	GabonGABMiddle Africa	1,456.5
90	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,450.8
91	DominicaDMACaribbean	1,424.2
92	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1,401.5
93	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	1,398.8
94	HondurasHNDCentral America	1,377.0
95	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	1,364.3
96	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	1,338.3
97	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	1,330.0
98	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	1,329.4
99	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	1,305.1
100	BoliviaBOLSouth America	1,300.5
101	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1,281.0
102	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	1,261.5
103	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	1,256.3
104	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1,190.7
105	BahamasBHSCaribbean	1,142.9
106	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	1,123.4
107	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1,121.9
108	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	1,105.3
109	YemenYEMWestern Asia	1,099.0
110	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1,080.4
111	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	1,071.8
112	OmanOMNWestern Asia	1,065.2
113	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1,057.8
114	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	1,050.0
115	HaitiHTICaribbean	1,046.7
116	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	1,044.4
117	IranIRNSouthern Asia	1,020.9
118	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	1,003.1
119	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	978.1
120	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	971.7
121	SenegalSENWestern Africa	904.7
122	IraqIRQWestern Asia	902.2
123	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	897.8
124	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	865.0
125	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	860.0
126	MaliMLIWestern Africa	837.9
127	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	830.9
128	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	822.5
129	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	795.2
130	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	766.9
131	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	760.1
132	TogoTGOWestern Africa	728.0
133	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	721.9
134	BeninBENWestern Africa	653.8
135	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	646.2
136	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	635.1
137	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	591.7
138	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	576.6
139	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	569.6
140	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	550.2
141	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	530.6
142	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	520.0
143	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	485.2
144	JordanJORWestern Asia	477.8
145	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	451.1
146	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	428.6
147	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	420.4
148	NigerNERWestern Africa	415.6
149	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	383.3
150	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	275.2

02In 1981

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Puerto Rico9,695.4
2Netherlands5,975.9
3Japan5,206.9
4South Korea5,173.4
5Switzerland4,948.1

Lowest

150Botswana275.2
149Namibia383.3
148Niger415.6
147Mauritania420.4
146Cabo Verde428.6

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,636.1. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031980 → 1981

Since 1980

What changed between 1980 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
147values changed, of 149 in both
93 · 54rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

Puerto Rico7,391.3 → 9,695.4+2,304.1
South Korea4,055.9 → 5,173.4+1,117.5
South Africa2,017.3 → 2,680.3+663.0
New Caledonia1,930.0 → 2,523.1+593.1
Nigeria1,087.0 → 1,655.5+568.5

Fell most

Spain2,479.9 → 1,571.3−908.6
Finland2,823.4 → 2,072.9−750.5
Costa Rica2,924.5 → 2,276.3−648.2
Hong Kong2,121.2 → 1,500.0−621.2
Papua New Guinea2,364.4 → 1,797.4−567.0

+ Djibouti

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 site’s method

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1981.
149 distinct values among 150
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 2 countries share 2,500.0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
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) (1981). Cereal Yield, 1981 [data set], describing 1981. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-yield/1981

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