Data for 1997

Cereal Yield, 1997

1997, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Yield, 1997 covers 174 countries. United Arab Emirates is highest, at 15,894.0; Cabo Verde is lowest, at 146.9. The middle country reads 1,993.3. Against 1996, 170 values changed (81 up, 89 down), 1 country joined.

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Cereal Yield · Data for 1997

HighestUnited Arab Emirates

15,894.0

LowestCabo Verde

146.9

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

174countries
1measure
1997the year it describes
174distinct values1 decimal, as published
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Cereal Yield, 1997, 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, 1997: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	15,894.0
2	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	7,176.1
3	FranceFRAWestern Europe	6,890.3
4	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	6,695.8
5	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	6,605.5
6	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	6,602.9
7	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	6,484.9
8	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	6,407.0
9	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	6,297.1
10	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	6,207.2
11	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	6,118.4
12	JapanJPNEastern Asia	6,061.5
13	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	5,900.9
14	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	5,892.2
15	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	5,632.3
16	United StatesUSANorthern America	5,275.3
17	OmanOMNWestern Asia	5,128.2
18	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	5,043.5
19	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	5,007.9
20	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	4,813.2
21	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	4,785.7
22	ItalyITASouthern Europe	4,747.6
23	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	4,718.3
24	ChileCHLSouth America	4,507.5
25	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	4,388.2
26	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	4,292.2
27	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	4,132.7
28	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	4,085.1
29	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	4,011.4
30	SurinameSURSouth America	3,980.8
31	GuyanaGUYSouth America	3,964.0
32	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	3,950.7
33	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	3,904.8
34	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	3,885.9
35	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	3,854.4
36	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	3,799.0
37	Costa RicaCRICentral America	3,790.7
38	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	3,758.3
39	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	3,704.1
40	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	3,562.8
41	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	3,541.4
42	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	3,523.7
43	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	3,432.6
44	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	3,410.1
45	QatarQATWestern Asia	3,377.0
46	ArgentinaARGSouth America	3,304.9
47	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	3,143.2
48	VenezuelaVENSouth America	3,084.0
49	UruguayURYSouth America	3,078.0
50	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	3,067.6
51	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	3,011.5
52	ColombiaCOLSouth America	2,906.7
53	PolandPOLEastern Europe	2,854.1
54	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	2,833.3
55	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	2,813.0
56	PeruPERSouth America	2,765.5
57	SpainESPSouthern Europe	2,764.4
58	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	2,748.1
59	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	2,719.1
60	MexicoMEXCentral America	2,678.7
61	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	2,628.8
62	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2,600.0
63	CanadaCANNorthern America	2,584.6
64	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	2,529.4
65	BrazilBRASouth America	2,521.8
66	UkraineUKREastern Europe	2,490.3
67	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	2,468.0
68	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	2,456.4
69	ParaguayPRYSouth America	2,416.1
70	BelarusBLREastern Europe	2,405.7
71	BelizeBLZCentral America	2,394.2
72	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	2,374.7
73	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	2,373.0
74	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	2,271.8
75	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	2,231.5
76	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	2,222.2
77	FijiFJIMelanesia	2,213.3
78	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	2,203.5
79	CubaCUBCaribbean	2,188.6
80	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	2,187.2
81	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	2,167.1
82	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	2,151.3
83	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	2,144.2
84	EcuadorECUSouth America	2,058.7
85	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	2,044.2
86	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	2,000.8
87	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1,994.5
88	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	1,992.0
89	IsraelISRWestern Asia	1,969.2
90	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1,959.9
91	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1,944.0
92	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	1,922.6
93	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	1,906.0
94	IranIRNSouthern Asia	1,857.3
95	PanamaPANCentral America	1,837.6
96	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	1,788.2
97	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	1,779.4
98	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	1,779.2
99	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	1,761.4
100	BahamasBHSCaribbean	1,740.0
101	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	1,736.3
102	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	1,704.7
103	NicaraguaNICCentral America	1,686.4
104	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	1,669.4
105	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	1,639.1
106	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	1,634.2
107	HondurasHNDCentral America	1,570.0
108	GabonGABMiddle Africa	1,562.4
109	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	1,541.0
110	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	1,491.9
111	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,463.2
112	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1,434.0
113	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	1,413.4
114	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	1,400.3
115	KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,397.2
116	BoliviaBOLSouth America	1,388.2
117	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	1,365.8
118	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	1,353.0
119	DominicaDMACaribbean	1,350.4
120	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	1,348.8
121	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	1,321.7
122	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	1,314.2
123	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	1,286.7
124	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	1,273.2
125	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1,263.4
126	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1,245.6
127	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	1,220.9
128	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,218.1
129	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	1,217.0
130	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	1,205.6
131	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	1,186.4
132	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	1,182.8
133	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	1,159.8
134	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	1,129.1
135	BeninBENWestern Africa	1,117.0
136	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	1,110.6
137	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	1,110.3
138	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	1,101.2
139	MaliMLIWestern Africa	1,063.9
140	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	1,061.2
141	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1,054.4
142	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,054.2
143	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	1,015.8
144	HaitiHTICaribbean	1,004.1
145	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	1,000.0
146	TogoTGOWestern Africa	981.1
147	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	947.9
148	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	940.6
149	JordanJORWestern Asia	899.7
150	YemenYEMWestern Asia	895.4
151	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	876.1
152	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	854.7
153	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	836.9
154	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	833.9
155	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	821.4
156	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	801.7
157	IraqIRQWestern Asia	799.9
158	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	782.1
159	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	779.8
160	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	777.8
161	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	756.7
162	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	746.3
163	SenegalSENWestern Africa	716.7
164	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	704.5
165	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	582.0
166	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	567.4
167	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	497.8
168	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	481.1
169	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	446.6
170	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	430.5
171	NigerNERWestern Africa	287.7
172	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	276.8
173	EritreaERIEastern Africa	265.5
174	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	146.9

02In 1997

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1United Arab Emirates15,894.0
2Netherlands7,176.1
3France6,890.3
4United Kingdom6,695.8
5Egypt6,605.5

Lowest

174Cabo Verde146.9
173Eritrea265.5
172Botswana276.8
171Niger287.7
170Sudan430.5

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,993.3. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031996 → 1997

Since 1996

What changed between 1996 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
170values changed, of 173 in both
81 · 89rose · fell
3unchanged

Rose most

United Arab Emirates6,502.1 → 15,894.0+9,391.9
Moldova2,288.5 → 3,432.6+1,144.1
Romania2,430.3 → 3,541.4+1,111.1
Bulgaria1,908.6 → 3,011.5+1,102.9
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3,333.3 → 4,292.2+958.9

Fell most

Cyprus2,395.5 → 1,110.6−1,284.9
Netherlands8,292.9 → 7,176.1−1,116.8
Ireland7,322.0 → 6,297.1−1,024.9
Trinidad and Tobago3,424.4 → 2,468.0−956.4
Morocco1,687.2 → 833.9−853.3

+ Hong Kong

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
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 174 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1997). Cereal Yield, 1997 [data set], describing 1997. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-yield/1997

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