Data for 1982

Cereal Yield, 1982

1982, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Yield, 1982 covers 150 countries. Puerto Rico is highest, at 9,671.6; Botswana is lowest, at 287.9. The middle country reads 1,570.6. Against 1981, 146 values changed (81 up, 65 down), the same countries are covered.

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Cereal Yield · Data for 1982

HighestPuerto Rico

9,671.6

LowestBotswana

287.9

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

150countries
1measure
1982the 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, 1982, 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, 1982: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
derived
1	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	9,671.6
2	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	6,740.9
3	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	5,439.0
4	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	5,416.6
5	JapanJPNEastern Asia	5,308.4
6	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	5,279.9
7	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	5,279.3
8	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	5,177.9
9	FranceFRAWestern Europe	5,007.5
10	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	4,778.8
11	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	4,669.5
12	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	4,568.3
13	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	4,537.7
14	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	4,521.3
15	United StatesUSANorthern America	4,370.6
16	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	4,203.7
17	SurinameSURSouth America	4,144.6
18	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	4,125.3
19	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	3,923.9
20	QatarQATWestern Asia	3,758.2
21	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	3,753.9
22	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	3,746.8
23	ItalyITASouthern Europe	3,585.0
24	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	3,456.0
25	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	3,455.0
26	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	3,355.8
27	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	3,333.3
28	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	3,332.1
29	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	3,313.1
30	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	3,302.4
31	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	3,073.9
32	GuyanaGUYSouth America	3,060.8
33	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	3,060.6
34	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	2,989.1
35	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2,922.3
36	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	2,755.3
37	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	2,742.9
38	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	2,715.2
39	CubaCUBCaribbean	2,692.8
40	PolandPOLEastern Europe	2,615.0
41	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	2,541.3
=42	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2,500.0
=42	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	2,500.0
44	CanadaCANNorthern America	2,482.8
45	ArgentinaARGSouth America	2,442.8
46	ColombiaCOLSouth America	2,441.0
47	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	2,438.0
48	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	2,433.6
49	MexicoMEXCentral America	2,415.5
50	ChileCHLSouth America	2,203.6
51	PeruPERSouth America	2,170.0
52	FijiFJIMelanesia	2,118.5
53	UruguayURYSouth America	2,056.0
54	BelizeBLZCentral America	2,030.5
55	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	2,000.0
56	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	1,997.9
57	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	1,978.7
58	VenezuelaVENSouth America	1,973.5
59	KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,962.7
60	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	1,918.9
61	EcuadorECUSouth America	1,880.1
62	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	1,864.9
63	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	1,822.6
64	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	1,787.9
65	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	1,778.2
66	SpainESPSouthern Europe	1,764.3
67	OmanOMNWestern Asia	1,754.2
68	Costa RicaCRICentral America	1,742.7
69	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	1,707.8
70	IsraelISRWestern Asia	1,669.5
71	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	1,659.8
72	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	1,637.3
73	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	1,632.9
74	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,593.7
75	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	1,572.1
76	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	1,569.0
77	NicaraguaNICCentral America	1,566.2
78	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	1,555.0
79	BrazilBRASouth America	1,544.8
80	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	1,538.5
81	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	1,515.2
82	GabonGABMiddle Africa	1,500.0
83	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	1,482.5
84	ParaguayPRYSouth America	1,480.3
85	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	1,466.8
86	PanamaPANCentral America	1,448.8
87	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	1,445.3
88	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,440.3
89	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	1,429.5
90	DominicaDMACaribbean	1,411.8
91	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1,381.5
92	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1,352.4
93	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	1,346.4
94	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	1,330.2
95	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	1,309.5
96	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,309.0
97	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	1,302.2
98	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	1,296.0
99	HondurasHNDCentral America	1,282.3
100	BoliviaBOLSouth America	1,253.3
101	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	1,252.9
102	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	1,230.9
103	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	1,205.6
104	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	1,199.1
105	IranIRNSouthern Asia	1,196.8
106	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	1,193.3
107	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1,169.1
108	BahamasBHSCaribbean	1,165.4
109	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1,165.0
110	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	1,146.8
111	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,138.6
112	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	1,086.1
113	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1,075.4
114	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1,058.1
115	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	1,042.6
116	HaitiHTICaribbean	1,039.6
117	YemenYEMWestern Asia	961.4
118	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	949.0
119	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	901.5
120	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	900.0
121	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	890.3
122	IraqIRQWestern Asia	876.9
123	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	875.6
124	TogoTGOWestern Africa	868.6
125	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	833.9
126	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	792.0
127	MaliMLIWestern Africa	785.0
128	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	769.6
129	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	764.0
130	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	740.3
131	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	687.3
132	SenegalSENWestern Africa	684.3
133	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	675.8
134	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	664.4
135	BeninBENWestern Africa	649.5
136	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	646.7
137	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	593.3
138	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	568.3
139	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	559.3
140	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	532.6
141	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	520.0
142	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	498.4
143	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	480.3
144	JordanJORWestern Asia	478.6
145	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	451.1
146	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	450.6
147	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	440.0
148	NigerNERWestern Africa	400.3
149	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	385.1
150	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	287.9

02In 1982

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Puerto Rico9,671.6
2Netherlands6,740.9
3United Kingdom5,439.0
4South Korea5,416.6
5Japan5,308.4

Lowest

150Botswana287.9
149Namibia385.1
148Niger400.3
147Cabo Verde440.0
146Angola450.6

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,570.6. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031981 → 1982

Since 1981

What changed between 1981 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
146values changed, of 150 in both
81 · 65rose · fell
4unchanged

Rose most

Qatar2,837.8 → 3,758.2+920.4
Finland2,072.9 → 2,922.3+849.4
Saudi Arabia1,071.8 → 1,864.9+793.1
Netherlands5,975.9 → 6,740.9+765.0
Oman1,065.2 → 1,754.2+689.0

Fell most

South Africa2,680.3 → 1,659.8−1,020.5
Eswatini1,685.4 → 901.5−783.9
Zimbabwe1,747.9 → 1,138.6−609.3
Syria1,330.0 → 792.0−538.0
Costa Rica2,276.3 → 1,742.7−533.6

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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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

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 1982.
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) (1982). Cereal Yield, 1982 [data set], describing 1982. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-yield/1982

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