Data for 1983

Cereal Yield, 1983

1983, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Yield, 1983 covers 150 countries. Puerto Rico is highest, at 9,789.2; Botswana is lowest, at 265.3. The middle country reads 1,648.7. Against 1982, 146 values changed (69 up, 77 down), the same countries are covered.

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Cereal Yield · Data for 1983

HighestPuerto Rico

9,789.2

LowestBotswana

265.3

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

150countries
1measure
1983the 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, 1983, 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, 1983: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
derived
1	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	9,789.2
2	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	6,351.6
3	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	5,529.1
4	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	5,377.5
5	JapanJPNEastern Asia	5,300.5
6	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	5,071.0
7	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	5,035.9
8	FranceFRAWestern Europe	4,949.9
9	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	4,755.5
10	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	4,734.3
11	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	4,532.1
12	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	4,362.6
13	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	4,321.1
14	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	3,966.0
15	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	3,940.7
16	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	3,757.5
17	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	3,717.2
18	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	3,716.1
19	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	3,693.4
20	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	3,653.5
21	SurinameSURSouth America	3,649.7
22	United StatesUSANorthern America	3,535.9
23	ItalyITASouthern Europe	3,526.6
24	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	3,442.8
25	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	3,351.4
26	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	3,335.5
27	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	3,320.3
28	IsraelISRWestern Asia	3,261.2
29	GuyanaGUYSouth America	3,221.5
30	QatarQATWestern Asia	3,190.5
31	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	3,180.1
32	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	3,075.7
33	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	3,065.6
34	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	3,046.9
35	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	3,046.0
36	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	3,038.5
37	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	2,929.5
38	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	2,918.5
39	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	2,874.7
40	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	2,764.0
41	PolandPOLEastern Europe	2,726.4
42	CubaCUBCaribbean	2,702.5
43	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	2,579.9
44	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	2,539.4
45	ColombiaCOLSouth America	2,514.0
=46	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2,500.0
=46	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	2,500.0
48	Costa RicaCRICentral America	2,401.5
49	ArgentinaARGSouth America	2,330.1
50	ChileCHLSouth America	2,261.5
51	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	2,205.6
52	CanadaCANNorthern America	2,204.6
53	MexicoMEXCentral America	2,183.7
54	PeruPERSouth America	2,087.3
55	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	2,050.5
56	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	2,023.4
57	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	2,021.5
58	VenezuelaVENSouth America	1,936.4
59	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	1,907.9
60	UruguayURYSouth America	1,876.3
61	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	1,874.3
62	BelizeBLZCentral America	1,865.2
63	SpainESPSouthern Europe	1,851.1
64	FijiFJIMelanesia	1,844.7
65	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	1,838.4
66	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	1,789.5
67	OmanOMNWestern Asia	1,754.2
68	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1,745.3
69	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,729.7
70	NicaraguaNICCentral America	1,712.6
71	KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,675.9
72	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	1,675.3
73	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	1,671.3
74	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	1,659.9
75	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	1,651.2
76	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1,646.2
77	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,617.3
78	BrazilBRASouth America	1,614.6
79	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	1,579.7
80	EcuadorECUSouth America	1,566.0
81	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	1,564.4
82	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	1,563.9
83	PanamaPANCentral America	1,539.6
84	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	1,526.0
85	GabonGABMiddle Africa	1,523.8
86	ParaguayPRYSouth America	1,501.8
87	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	1,500.0
88	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,456.6
89	HondurasHNDCentral America	1,442.3
90	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	1,429.0
91	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	1,417.8
92	DominicaDMACaribbean	1,388.9
93	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	1,388.8
94	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	1,387.5
95	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	1,355.6
96	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1,335.8
97	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	1,333.3
98	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	1,300.9
99	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	1,292.3
100	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	1,253.5
101	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	1,251.4
102	BahamasBHSCaribbean	1,250.0
103	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	1,243.9
104	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1,230.3
105	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	1,157.7
106	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1,146.2
107	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	1,128.4
108	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1,125.0
109	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1,094.0
110	IranIRNSouthern Asia	1,092.8
111	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	1,078.0
112	HaitiHTICaribbean	1,044.3
113	BoliviaBOLSouth America	1,043.5
114	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	960.2
115	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	949.3
116	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	936.0
117	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	895.7
118	MaliMLIWestern Africa	840.4
119	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	833.5
120	JordanJORWestern Asia	829.2
121	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	784.7
122	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	760.0
123	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	756.9
124	TogoTGOWestern Africa	748.5
125	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	746.2
126	IraqIRQWestern Asia	734.9
127	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	720.2
128	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	714.3
129	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	679.8
130	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	675.7
131	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	674.6
132	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	643.6
133	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	633.0
134	BeninBENWestern Africa	599.9
135	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	582.9
136	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	579.5
137	SenegalSENWestern Africa	573.3
138	YemenYEMWestern Asia	526.4
139	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	522.6
140	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	520.0
141	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	517.4
142	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	514.9
143	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	494.1
144	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	489.0
145	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	484.6
146	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	464.3
147	NigerNERWestern Africa	401.9
148	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	399.0
149	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	385.7
150	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	265.3

02In 1983

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Puerto Rico9,789.2
2Netherlands6,351.6
3South Korea5,529.1
4United Kingdom5,377.5
5Japan5,300.5

Lowest

150Botswana265.3
149Cabo Verde385.7
148Namibia399.0
147Niger401.9
146Mauritania464.3

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,648.7. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031982 → 1983

Since 1982

What changed between 1982 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
146values changed, of 150 in both
69 · 77rose · fell
4unchanged

Rose most

Israel1,669.5 → 3,261.2+1,591.7
Saudi Arabia1,864.9 → 2,764.0+899.1
Australia875.6 → 1,646.2+770.6
Papua New Guinea1,302.2 → 2,023.4+721.2
Costa Rica1,742.7 → 2,401.5+658.8

Fell most

Bulgaria4,669.5 → 3,717.2−952.3
United States4,370.6 → 3,535.9−834.7
Denmark4,521.3 → 3,757.5−763.8
South Africa1,659.8 → 960.2−699.6
United Arab Emirates2,000.0 → 1,417.8−582.2

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 1983.
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) (1983). Cereal Yield, 1983 [data set], describing 1983. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-yield/1983

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