Data for 1990

Cereal Yield, 1990

1990, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Yield, 1990 covers 150 countries. Netherlands is highest, at 6,990.1; Botswana is lowest, at 265.5. The middle country reads 1,878.0. Against 1989, 149 values changed (77 up, 72 down), 1 country joined.

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Cereal Yield · Data for 1990

HighestNetherlands

6,990.1

LowestBotswana

265.5

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

150countries
1measure
1990the year it describes
150distinct values1 decimal, as published
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Cereal Yield, 1990, 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, 1990: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	6,990.1
2	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	6,577.4
3	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	6,170.9
4	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	6,117.9
5	FranceFRAWestern Europe	6,082.6
6	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	5,983.9
7	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	5,853.0
8	JapanJPNEastern Asia	5,846.3
9	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	5,702.9
10	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	5,577.3
11	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	5,411.1
12	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	5,034.0
13	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	4,963.7
14	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	4,918.9
15	United StatesUSANorthern America	4,755.1
16	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	4,520.8
17	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	4,399.3
18	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	4,361.2
19	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	4,306.5
20	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	4,244.8
21	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	4,190.8
22	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	3,996.2
23	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	3,953.7
24	ItalyITASouthern Europe	3,944.9
25	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	3,923.4
26	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	3,800.2
27	SurinameSURSouth America	3,765.1
28	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	3,743.1
29	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	3,652.7
30	ChileCHLSouth America	3,619.7
31	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	3,566.8
32	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	3,543.1
33	IsraelISRWestern Asia	3,486.0
34	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	3,326.1
35	PolandPOLEastern Europe	3,283.8
36	Costa RicaCRICentral America	3,096.8
37	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	3,072.9
38	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	3,035.8
39	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	3,010.8
40	GuyanaGUYSouth America	2,980.4
41	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	2,965.0
42	QatarQATWestern Asia	2,897.4
43	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	2,794.4
44	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	2,762.5
45	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	2,740.3
46	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2,674.4
47	CanadaCANNorthern America	2,636.3
48	PeruPERSouth America	2,603.1
49	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	2,602.7
50	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	2,490.6
51	VenezuelaVENSouth America	2,486.1
52	SpainESPSouthern Europe	2,482.7
53	ColombiaCOLSouth America	2,475.4
54	MexicoMEXCentral America	2,424.4
55	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	2,381.0
56	CubaCUBCaribbean	2,342.1
57	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	2,268.0
58	ArgentinaARGSouth America	2,250.8
59	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	2,214.2
60	UruguayURYSouth America	2,182.3
61	FijiFJIMelanesia	2,181.0
62	OmanOMNWestern Asia	2,159.7
63	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	2,099.5
64	BelizeBLZCentral America	2,013.8
65	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	2,009.2
66	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	2,000.0
67	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	1,997.6
68	ParaguayPRYSouth America	1,979.3
69	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,945.3
70	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	1,939.3
71	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	1,928.6
72	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1,920.1
73	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	1,891.2
74	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	1,886.0
75	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	1,878.3
76	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	1,877.7
77	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	1,877.3
78	PanamaPANCentral America	1,866.7
79	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	1,865.1
80	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	1,766.4
81	BrazilBRASouth America	1,755.1
82	EcuadorECUSouth America	1,723.6
83	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1,716.1
84	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	1,666.7
85	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,624.0
86	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	1,608.1
87	GabonGABMiddle Africa	1,588.2
88	KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,561.8
89	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	1,550.0
90	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	1,530.7
91	NicaraguaNICCentral America	1,524.5
92	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	1,506.5
93	BahamasBHSCaribbean	1,500.0
94	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,497.6
95	HondurasHNDCentral America	1,468.5
96	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,455.1
97	IranIRNSouthern Asia	1,445.3
98	DominicaDMACaribbean	1,363.6
99	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	1,362.1
100	BoliviaBOLSouth America	1,360.8
101	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	1,351.9
102	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1,348.5
103	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	1,284.0
104	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	1,279.8
105	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1,267.0
106	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	1,259.3
107	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1,238.1
108	JordanJORWestern Asia	1,220.0
109	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	1,201.7
110	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	1,200.6
111	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	1,147.9
112	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	1,144.6
113	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	1,120.0
114	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	1,115.7
115	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	1,112.5
116	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	1,098.2
117	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	1,080.0
118	IraqIRQWestern Asia	1,061.0
119	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	1,042.6
120	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	1,036.9
121	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1,028.6
122	HaitiHTICaribbean	1,026.7
123	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	1,003.9
124	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	1,000.0
125	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	992.3
126	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	991.5
127	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	989.2
128	YemenYEMWestern Asia	907.7
129	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	869.8
130	BeninBENWestern Africa	847.9
131	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	809.9
132	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	799.8
133	SenegalSENWestern Africa	795.0
134	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	750.0
135	TogoTGOWestern Africa	746.8
136	MaliMLIWestern Africa	726.4
137	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	687.7
138	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	674.5
139	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	627.6
140	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	624.3
141	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	600.2
142	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	559.2
143	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	510.9
144	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	476.7
145	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	463.0
146	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	457.1
147	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	334.6
148	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	320.9
149	NigerNERWestern Africa	310.3
150	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	265.5

02In 1990

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Netherlands6,990.1
2Ireland6,577.4
3United Kingdom6,170.9
4Denmark6,117.9
5France6,082.6

Lowest

150Botswana265.5
149Niger310.3
148Angola320.9
147Cabo Verde334.6
146Namibia457.1

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,878.0. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031989 → 1990

Since 1989

What changed between 1989 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
149values changed, of 149 in both
77 · 72rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

United Arab Emirates1,924.7 → 4,361.2+2,436.5
Norway3,408.9 → 4,399.3+990.4
Trinidad and Tobago2,565.5 → 3,326.1+760.6
New Zealand4,275.8 → 5,034.0+758.2
Israel2,776.5 → 3,486.0+709.5

Fell most

Hong Kong3,000.0 → 2,000.0−1,000.0
Greece4,022.0 → 3,035.8−986.2
Hungary5,472.8 → 4,520.8−952.0
Switzerland6,780.9 → 5,983.9−797.0
Brunei2,228.6 → 1,550.0−678.6

+ Solomon Islands

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 150 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1990). Cereal Yield, 1990 [data set], describing 1990. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-yield/1990

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