Data for 1998

Cereal Yield, 1998

1998, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Yield, 1998 covers 174 countries. United Arab Emirates is highest, at 17,746.3; Cabo Verde is lowest, at 141.5. The middle country reads 1,969.6. Against 1997, 172 values changed (99 up, 73 down), the same countries are covered.

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Cereal Yield · Data for 1998

HighestUnited Arab Emirates

17,746.3

LowestCabo Verde

141.5

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

174countries
1measure
1998the year it describes
174distinct values1 decimal, as published
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Cereal Yield, 1998, 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, 1998: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	17,746.3
2	FranceFRAWestern Europe	7,415.4
3	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	7,307.0
4	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	6,797.4
5	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	6,661.4
6	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	6,641.0
7	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	6,330.2
8	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	6,294.4
9	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	6,236.6
10	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	6,100.1
11	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	6,030.7
12	JapanJPNEastern Asia	5,809.5
13	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	5,793.1
14	United StatesUSANorthern America	5,676.5
15	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	5,675.3
16	OmanOMNWestern Asia	5,231.0
17	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	5,180.0
18	ItalyITASouthern Europe	5,078.2
19	ChileCHLSouth America	5,052.0
20	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	4,952.8
21	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	4,922.3
22	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	4,669.0
23	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	4,554.2
24	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	4,379.7
25	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	4,054.9
26	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	4,044.9
27	GuyanaGUYSouth America	4,003.3
28	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	3,968.1
29	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	3,939.4
30	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	3,887.9
31	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	3,876.0
32	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	3,816.9
33	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	3,790.7
34	Costa RicaCRICentral America	3,768.9
35	SurinameSURSouth America	3,756.5
36	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	3,718.9
37	ArgentinaARGSouth America	3,696.5
38	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	3,635.3
39	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	3,581.1
40	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	3,540.5
41	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	3,481.2
42	UruguayURYSouth America	3,434.9
43	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	3,400.1
44	SpainESPSouthern Europe	3,395.9
45	QatarQATWestern Asia	3,362.6
46	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	3,333.3
47	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	3,115.7
48	VenezuelaVENSouth America	3,092.5
49	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	3,079.5
50	PolandPOLEastern Europe	3,071.0
51	ColombiaCOLSouth America	3,060.4
52	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	2,882.9
53	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	2,872.1
54	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	2,842.2
55	CanadaCANNorthern America	2,782.6
56	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	2,760.6
57	PeruPERSouth America	2,750.4
58	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	2,748.9
59	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	2,707.9
60	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	2,687.6
61	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	2,684.7
62	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	2,642.7
63	MexicoMEXCentral America	2,639.3
64	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2,600.0
65	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	2,587.8
66	BrazilBRASouth America	2,580.4
67	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	2,522.6
68	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	2,493.5
69	IsraelISRWestern Asia	2,470.1
70	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	2,463.2
71	BelizeBLZCentral America	2,458.5
72	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	2,448.4
73	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2,402.8
74	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	2,387.5
75	PanamaPANCentral America	2,247.5
76	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	2,240.9
77	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	2,200.3
78	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	2,189.7
79	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	2,181.7
80	IranIRNSouthern Asia	2,160.8
81	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	2,148.6
82	UkraineUKREastern Europe	2,109.4
83	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	2,094.9
84	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	2,057.7
85	ParaguayPRYSouth America	2,037.8
86	BahamasBHSCaribbean	1,984.2
87	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1,979.2
88	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1,960.0
89	EcuadorECUSouth America	1,954.9
90	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	1,943.3
91	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	1,931.4
92	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	1,924.5
93	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	1,897.7
94	BelarusBLREastern Europe	1,889.9
95	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	1,886.7
96	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1,875.4
97	CubaCUBCaribbean	1,874.7
98	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	1,870.6
99	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	1,777.0
100	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	1,768.4
101	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	1,726.0
102	NicaraguaNICCentral America	1,706.5
103	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	1,682.2
104	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	1,631.8
105	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	1,627.0
106	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	1,592.8
107	KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,590.0
108	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	1,585.0
109	GabonGABMiddle Africa	1,583.7
110	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	1,581.1
111	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	1,559.5
112	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	1,555.7
113	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,526.4
114	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	1,498.6
115	BoliviaBOLSouth America	1,494.8
116	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,468.2
117	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	1,413.2
118	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	1,388.0
119	DominicaDMACaribbean	1,353.8
120	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	1,353.3
121	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	1,333.8
122	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1,322.1
123	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	1,298.7
124	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	1,296.0
125	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1,293.4
126	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1,275.9
127	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	1,235.3
128	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	1,226.8
129	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	1,224.0
130	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	1,211.2
131	MaliMLIWestern Africa	1,204.2
132	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	1,201.8
133	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	1,198.8
134	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	1,149.6
135	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	1,145.0
136	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1,140.1
137	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	1,122.7
138	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	1,113.9
139	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	1,111.6
140	HondurasHNDCentral America	1,089.9
141	YemenYEMWestern Asia	1,081.5
142	BeninBENWestern Africa	1,055.9
143	JordanJORWestern Asia	1,038.3
144	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	1,036.4
145	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,016.6
146	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	1,004.6
147	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	989.2
148	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	972.6
149	EritreaERIEastern Africa	959.7
150	HaitiHTICaribbean	913.6
151	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	894.5
152	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	889.0
153	IraqIRQWestern Asia	864.8
154	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	846.3
155	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	840.3
156	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	839.0
157	TogoTGOWestern Africa	835.4
158	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	811.0
159	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	777.8
160	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	755.8
161	FijiFJIMelanesia	754.4
162	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	705.7
163	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	701.6
164	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	685.2
165	SenegalSENWestern Africa	667.8
166	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	634.1
167	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	594.0
168	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	561.1
169	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	503.5
170	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	419.6
171	NigerNERWestern Africa	389.5
172	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	379.0
173	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	246.7
174	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	141.5

02In 1998

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1United Arab Emirates17,746.3
2France7,415.4
3Netherlands7,307.0
4Egypt6,797.4
5United Kingdom6,661.4

Lowest

174Cabo Verde141.5
173Botswana246.7
172Namibia379.0
171Niger389.5
170Somalia419.6

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,969.6. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031997 → 1998

Since 1997

What changed between 1997 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
172values changed, of 174 in both
99 · 73rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

United Arab Emirates15,894.0 → 17,746.3+1,852.3
North Korea1,994.5 → 3,115.7+1,121.2
Turkmenistan1,186.4 → 2,148.6+962.2
Eritrea265.5 → 959.7+694.2
Spain2,764.4 → 3,395.9+631.5

Fell most

Fiji2,213.3 → 754.4−1,458.9
Kuwait6,118.4 → 4,922.3−1,196.1
Finland3,410.1 → 2,402.8−1,007.3
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4,292.2 → 3,333.3−958.9
Romania3,541.4 → 2,642.7−898.7

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) (1998). Cereal Yield, 1998 [data set], describing 1998. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-yield/1998

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