Data for 1985

Cereal Yield, 1985

1985, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Yield, 1985 covers 150 countries. Netherlands is highest, at 6,174.1; Botswana is lowest, at 200.7. The middle country reads 1,748.8. Against 1984, 148 values changed (82 up, 66 down), the same countries are covered.

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Cereal Yield · Data for 1985

HighestNetherlands

6,174.1

LowestBotswana

200.7

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

150countries
1measure
1985the 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, 1985, 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, 1985: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	6,174.1
2	JapanJPNEastern Asia	5,847.2
3	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	5,798.5
4	FranceFRAWestern Europe	5,742.8
5	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	5,720.6
6	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	5,592.1
7	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	5,269.4
8	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	5,260.6
9	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	5,238.2
10	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	5,158.8
11	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	5,072.7
12	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	4,970.8
13	United StatesUSANorthern America	4,763.3
14	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	4,740.6
15	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	4,611.8
16	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	4,539.2
17	SurinameSURSouth America	3,990.2
18	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	3,885.9
19	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	3,820.5
20	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	3,779.1
21	ItalyITASouthern Europe	3,739.3
22	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	3,713.3
23	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	3,625.9
24	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	3,617.2
25	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	3,513.3
26	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	3,471.1
27	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	3,300.0
28	GuyanaGUYSouth America	3,261.5
29	QatarQATWestern Asia	3,219.7
30	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	3,102.6
31	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	3,015.6
32	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	2,960.6
33	ChileCHLSouth America	2,949.1
34	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	2,915.0
35	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2,904.3
36	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	2,900.6
37	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	2,896.7
38	PolandPOLEastern Europe	2,893.5
39	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	2,872.8
40	SpainESPSouthern Europe	2,762.2
41	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	2,743.8
42	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	2,691.8
43	ColombiaCOLSouth America	2,662.6
44	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	2,642.4
45	CubaCUBCaribbean	2,615.6
46	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	2,548.5
=47	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2,500.0
=47	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	2,500.0
49	ArgentinaARGSouth America	2,439.5
50	MexicoMEXCentral America	2,431.1
51	FijiFJIMelanesia	2,408.2
52	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	2,358.5
53	PeruPERSouth America	2,328.1
54	Costa RicaCRICentral America	2,323.6
55	IsraelISRWestern Asia	2,240.5
56	CanadaCANNorthern America	2,222.1
57	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	2,148.5
58	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	2,125.4
59	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	2,097.7
60	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	2,088.0
61	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	2,069.2
62	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	2,045.5
63	VenezuelaVENSouth America	2,029.1
64	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	1,931.0
65	EcuadorECUSouth America	1,929.3
66	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	1,900.0
67	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,867.0
68	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	1,856.8
69	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	1,842.8
70	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	1,841.0
71	UruguayURYSouth America	1,840.9
72	BrazilBRASouth America	1,827.8
73	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	1,809.4
74	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	1,750.0
75	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,749.3
76	ParaguayPRYSouth America	1,748.3
77	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	1,659.6
78	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1,659.1
79	NicaraguaNICCentral America	1,658.0
80	KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,633.8
81	PanamaPANCentral America	1,623.1
82	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	1,601.9
83	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	1,592.2
84	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	1,575.9
85	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	1,516.7
86	BelizeBLZCentral America	1,515.9
87	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,501.5
88	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,469.5
89	GabonGABMiddle Africa	1,453.2
90	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1,453.1
91	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	1,437.3
92	HondurasHNDCentral America	1,433.0
93	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	1,395.6
94	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	1,386.1
95	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	1,366.8
96	BahamasBHSCaribbean	1,344.3
97	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	1,340.2
98	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	1,338.9
99	BoliviaBOLSouth America	1,336.4
100	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	1,334.8
101	DominicaDMACaribbean	1,333.3
102	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	1,331.7
103	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	1,262.4
104	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	1,253.7
105	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1,252.5
106	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	1,247.9
107	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	1,244.1
108	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	1,239.4
109	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	1,239.3
110	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	1,226.3
111	IranIRNSouthern Asia	1,223.3
112	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1,169.0
113	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	1,154.1
114	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1,152.5
115	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	1,108.5
116	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1,088.8
117	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	1,084.8
118	MaliMLIWestern Africa	1,084.0
119	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	1,076.9
120	OmanOMNWestern Asia	1,037.7
121	HaitiHTICaribbean	1,009.7
122	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	1,000.0
123	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	986.7
124	IraqIRQWestern Asia	985.1
125	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	951.2
126	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	935.1
127	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	912.5
128	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	890.7
129	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	880.6
130	BeninBENWestern Africa	855.8
131	TogoTGOWestern Africa	840.4
132	SenegalSENWestern Africa	819.9
133	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	799.6
134	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	767.8
135	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	746.9
136	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	720.6
137	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	708.8
138	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	638.7
139	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	624.2
140	JordanJORWestern Asia	615.2
141	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	595.0
142	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	559.8
143	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	531.3
144	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	519.7
145	YemenYEMWestern Asia	518.3
146	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	449.1
147	NigerNERWestern Africa	425.0
148	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	400.9
149	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	321.7
150	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	200.7

02In 1985

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Netherlands6,174.1
2Japan5,847.2
3South Korea5,798.5
4France5,742.8
5Switzerland5,720.6

Lowest

150Botswana200.7
149Namibia321.7
148Cabo Verde400.9
147Niger425.0
146Angola449.1

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,748.8. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031984 → 1985

Since 1984

What changed between 1984 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
148values changed, of 150 in both
82 · 66rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

Kuwait3,019.5 → 5,260.6+2,241.1
New Caledonia1,117.8 → 2,548.5+1,430.7
Zimbabwe789.6 → 1,867.0+1,077.4
Israel1,638.9 → 2,240.5+601.6
South Africa1,083.9 → 1,575.9+492.0

Fell most

Puerto Rico7,956.5 → 2,872.8−5,083.7
Bulgaria4,497.9 → 2,915.0−1,582.9
Netherlands7,188.9 → 6,174.1−1,014.8
United Kingdom6,590.9 → 5,592.1−998.8
Ireland6,179.4 → 5,238.2−941.2

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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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 1985.
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
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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) (1985). Cereal Yield, 1985 [data set], describing 1985. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-yield/1985

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