Data for 1996

Cereal Yield, 1996

1996, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Yield, 1996 covers 173 countries. Netherlands is highest, at 8,292.9; Eritrea is lowest, at 264.9. The middle country reads 2,046.3. Against 1995, 171 values changed (118 up, 53 down), the same countries are covered.

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Cereal Yield · Data for 1996

HighestNetherlands

8,292.9

LowestEritrea

264.9

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

173countries
1measure
1996the year it describes
172distinct 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, 1996, 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, 1996: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	8,292.9
2	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	7,322.0
3	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	7,299.9
4	FranceFRAWestern Europe	7,082.4
5	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	6,706.8
6	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	6,502.1
7	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	6,499.1
8	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	6,496.2
9	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	6,403.1
10	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	6,282.0
11	JapanJPNEastern Asia	6,154.5
12	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	6,052.6
13	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	5,774.3
14	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	5,391.0
15	United StatesUSANorthern America	5,175.3
16	OmanOMNWestern Asia	5,148.1
17	ItalyITASouthern Europe	4,948.3
18	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	4,893.6
19	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	4,891.6
20	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	4,866.7
21	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	4,857.9
22	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	4,533.7
23	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	4,507.8
24	ChileCHLSouth America	4,264.3
25	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	4,192.7
26	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	4,026.3
27	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	4,014.1
28	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	3,999.6
29	GuyanaGUYSouth America	3,958.1
30	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	3,944.9
31	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	3,835.6
32	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	3,754.5
33	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	3,710.3
34	SurinameSURSouth America	3,700.7
35	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	3,666.3
36	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	3,536.8
37	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	3,500.0
38	Costa RicaCRICentral America	3,483.3
39	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	3,438.0
40	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	3,429.5
41	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	3,429.3
42	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	3,424.4
43	QatarQATWestern Asia	3,377.8
44	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	3,333.3
45	SpainESPSouthern Europe	3,303.0
46	UruguayURYSouth America	3,290.1
47	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	3,251.0
48	VenezuelaVENSouth America	3,034.3
49	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	3,008.5
50	PolandPOLEastern Europe	2,901.1
51	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	2,898.1
52	PeruPERSouth America	2,858.3
53	CanadaCANNorthern America	2,844.2
54	IsraelISRWestern Asia	2,797.0
55	ArgentinaARGSouth America	2,759.4
56	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	2,687.1
57	ColombiaCOLSouth America	2,683.9
58	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2,666.7
59	MexicoMEXCentral America	2,552.9
60	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	2,525.7
61	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	2,523.3
62	BelizeBLZCentral America	2,504.9
63	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	2,492.9
64	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	2,490.2
65	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	2,462.4
66	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	2,454.7
67	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	2,450.9
68	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	2,449.7
69	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	2,430.3
70	BrazilBRASouth America	2,422.2
71	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	2,417.2
72	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	2,395.5
73	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	2,307.5
74	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	2,288.5
75	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	2,250.0
76	ParaguayPRYSouth America	2,227.5
77	BelarusBLREastern Europe	2,191.0
78	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	2,178.5
79	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	2,158.2
80	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	2,153.3
81	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	2,119.3
82	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	2,112.3
83	FijiFJIMelanesia	2,105.0
84	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	2,086.3
85	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	2,046.9
86	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	2,046.6
87	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	2,046.3
88	PanamaPANCentral America	2,029.9
89	EcuadorECUSouth America	2,029.3
90	UkraineUKREastern Europe	2,010.2
91	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	2,009.1
92	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	2,007.9
93	CubaCUBCaribbean	2,007.3
94	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1,939.4
95	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	1,911.7
96	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	1,908.6
97	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	1,877.2
98	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1,858.7
99	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	1,853.2
100	IranIRNSouthern Asia	1,849.2
101	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	1,800.9
102	BahamasBHSCaribbean	1,793.1
103	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	1,785.7
104	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	1,756.6
105	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	1,720.5
106	NicaraguaNICCentral America	1,689.3
107	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	1,687.2
108	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	1,683.3
109	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	1,639.0
110	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	1,622.6
111	BoliviaBOLSouth America	1,613.6
112	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	1,608.4
113	GabonGABMiddle Africa	1,591.0
114	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	1,588.1
115	HondurasHNDCentral America	1,579.0
116	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	1,467.5
117	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,458.9
118	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	1,447.1
119	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	1,427.3
120	KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,402.6
121	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1,390.6
122	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	1,389.2
123	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	1,389.0
124	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1,386.3
125	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	1,374.5
126	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	1,366.5
127	DominicaDMACaribbean	1,347.3
128	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	1,344.0
129	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	1,337.8
130	JordanJORWestern Asia	1,325.3
131	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	1,263.0
132	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,258.7
133	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	1,253.3
134	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1,249.3
135	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	1,220.4
136	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	1,217.9
137	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1,213.1
138	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,204.9
139	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	1,204.4
140	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	1,183.6
141	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	1,104.3
142	MaliMLIWestern Africa	1,100.6
143	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	1,038.8
144	BeninBENWestern Africa	1,009.6
=145	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	1,000.0
=145	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	1,000.0
147	HaitiHTICaribbean	974.0
148	YemenYEMWestern Asia	937.1
149	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	916.5
150	IraqIRQWestern Asia	899.7
151	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	882.7
152	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	849.6
153	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	849.2
154	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	824.2
155	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	821.8
156	TogoTGOWestern Africa	811.4
157	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	780.9
158	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	777.8
159	SenegalSENWestern Africa	758.5
160	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	746.3
161	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	722.5
162	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	678.0
163	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	660.5
164	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	653.1
165	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	607.0
166	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	601.3
167	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	504.5
168	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	492.1
169	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	323.4
170	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	317.2
171	NigerNERWestern Africa	291.0
172	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	274.0
173	EritreaERIEastern Africa	264.9

02In 1996

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Netherlands8,292.9
2Ireland7,322.0
3United Kingdom7,299.9
4France7,082.4
5Switzerland6,706.8

Lowest

173Eritrea264.9
172Namibia274.0
171Niger291.0
170Cabo Verde317.2
169Botswana323.4

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 2,046.3. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031995 → 1996

Since 1995

What changed between 1995 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
171values changed, of 173 in both
118 · 53rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

Spain1,729.7 → 3,303.0+1,573.3
Morocco446.5 → 1,687.2+1,240.7
South Africa1,419.2 → 2,490.2+1,071.0
Mauritius3,853.3 → 4,866.7+1,013.4
Malta2,508.5 → 3,500.0+991.5

Fell most

Bulgaria3,069.5 → 1,908.6−1,160.9
Turkmenistan1,700.7 → 824.2−876.5
Moldova2,989.5 → 2,288.5−701.0
Romania3,085.1 → 2,430.3−654.8
North Korea2,511.2 → 1,858.7−652.5

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 1996.
172 distinct values among 173
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 2 countries share 1,000.0. 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 173 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1996). Cereal Yield, 1996 [data set], describing 1996. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-yield/1996

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