Data for 2008

Cereal Yield, 2008

2008, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Yield, 2008 covers 178 countries. United Arab Emirates is highest, at 22,265.9; Cyprus is lowest, at 176.3. The middle country reads 2,664.0. Against 2007, 177 values changed (107 up, 70 down), the same countries are covered.

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Cereal Yield · Data for 2008

HighestUnited Arab Emirates

22,265.9

LowestCyprus

176.3

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

178countries
1measure
2008the year it describes
177distinct 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, 2008, 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, 2008: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	22,265.9
2	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	12,727.3
3	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	9,235.8
4	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	8,885.8
5	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	8,332.3
6	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	7,644.9
7	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	7,541.0
8	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	7,452.2
9	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	7,420.2
10	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	7,379.8
11	FranceFRAWestern Europe	7,252.8
12	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	7,118.8
13	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	6,807.3
14	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	6,639.1
15	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	6,630.0
16	United StatesUSANorthern America	6,598.3
17	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	6,413.1
18	JapanJPNEastern Asia	6,262.4
19	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	6,106.4
20	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	6,017.4
21	ChileCHLSouth America	5,844.4
22	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	5,800.2
23	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	5,549.7
24	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	5,474.7
25	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	5,362.8
26	ItalyITASouthern Europe	5,353.0
27	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	5,221.3
28	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	5,175.3
29	QatarQATWestern Asia	4,921.9
30	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	4,897.6
31	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	4,820.5
32	OmanOMNWestern Asia	4,774.8
33	BahamasBHSCaribbean	4,761.9
34	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	4,714.3
35	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	4,703.0
36	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	4,570.6
37	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	4,515.8
38	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	4,488.1
39	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	4,468.8
40	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	4,427.1
41	UruguayURYSouth America	4,324.6
42	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	4,285.3
43	SurinameSURSouth America	4,188.7
44	GuyanaGUYSouth America	4,161.5
45	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	4,154.3
46	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	4,094.3
47	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	4,081.2
48	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	4,063.2
49	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	4,015.5
50	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	3,967.6
51	ArgentinaARGSouth America	3,938.3
52	PeruPERSouth America	3,833.2
53	BrazilBRASouth America	3,831.3
54	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	3,824.8
55	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	3,820.9
56	Costa RicaCRICentral America	3,814.3
57	ColombiaCOLSouth America	3,664.2
58	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	3,616.7
59	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	3,589.7
60	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	3,583.6
61	SpainESPSouthern Europe	3,573.5
62	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	3,554.9
63	BelarusBLREastern Europe	3,549.7
64	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	3,542.3
65	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	3,536.9
66	UkraineUKREastern Europe	3,486.9
67	MexicoMEXCentral America	3,452.3
68	VenezuelaVENSouth America	3,428.4
69	CanadaCANNorthern America	3,391.7
70	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	3,348.2
71	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	3,334.3
72	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	3,247.3
73	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	3,239.7
74	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	3,221.6
75	PolandPOLEastern Europe	3,217.2
76	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	3,104.4
77	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	3,063.5
78	EcuadorECUSouth America	2,980.3
79	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	2,905.3
80	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	2,811.3
81	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	2,804.8
82	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	2,792.8
=83	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	2,741.5
=83	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	2,741.5
85	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2,740.9
86	PanamaPANCentral America	2,694.3
87	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	2,687.7
88	ParaguayPRYSouth America	2,681.3
89	CubaCUBCaribbean	2,674.2
90	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	2,653.7
91	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	2,644.0
92	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	2,601.3
93	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	2,545.5
94	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	2,504.8
95	IsraelISRWestern Asia	2,438.8
96	BelizeBLZCentral America	2,427.2
97	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	2,417.0
98	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2,405.0
99	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	2,387.3
100	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	2,380.2
101	FijiFJIMelanesia	2,266.1
102	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	2,188.0
103	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	2,153.8
104	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	2,141.0
105	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	2,090.4
106	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	2,078.8
107	BoliviaBOLSouth America	2,016.4
108	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	2,010.6
109	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	1,975.2
110	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,827.7
111	NicaraguaNICCentral America	1,811.0
112	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	1,780.6
113	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	1,735.0
114	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	1,724.5
115	IranIRNSouthern Asia	1,720.9
116	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1,688.2
117	HondurasHNDCentral America	1,680.5
118	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	1,678.5
119	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	1,619.0
120	GabonGABMiddle Africa	1,611.4
121	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1,598.7
122	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	1,598.4
123	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	1,598.1
124	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1,596.4
125	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1,553.4
126	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	1,490.3
127	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	1,467.3
128	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,464.7
129	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	1,455.4
130	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	1,442.7
131	DominicaDMACaribbean	1,437.7
132	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1,425.6
133	KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,417.5
134	IraqIRQWestern Asia	1,403.5
135	MaliMLIWestern Africa	1,397.7
136	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	1,382.8
137	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	1,366.1
138	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	1,350.9
139	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	1,333.9
140	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	1,294.2
141	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1,281.8
142	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	1,266.5
143	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	1,240.8
144	SenegalSENWestern Africa	1,174.2
145	BeninBENWestern Africa	1,158.7
146	TogoTGOWestern Africa	1,144.4
147	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	1,100.0
148	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	1,039.9
149	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	1,034.0
150	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	1,011.3
151	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	1,005.6
152	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	1,002.9
153	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	1,001.4
154	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	983.5
155	HaitiHTICaribbean	961.1
156	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	946.8
157	YemenYEMWestern Asia	939.1
158	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	896.7
159	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	821.4
160	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	775.2
161	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	771.6
162	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	771.4
163	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	765.8
164	JordanJORWestern Asia	698.4
165	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	652.7
166	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	621.7
167	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	567.1
168	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	557.5
169	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	555.0
170	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	546.7
171	NigerNERWestern Africa	496.5
172	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	495.5
173	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	374.5
174	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	360.8
175	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	309.7
176	EritreaERIEastern Africa	252.2
177	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	233.8
178	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	176.3

02In 2008

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1United Arab Emirates22,265.9
2Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12,727.3
3Kuwait9,235.8
4Belgium8,885.8
5Netherlands8,332.3

Lowest

178Cyprus176.3
177Cabo Verde233.8
176Eritrea252.2
175Zimbabwe309.7
174Botswana360.8

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 2,664.0. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
177values changed, of 178 in both
107 · 70rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Hungary3,492.0 → 5,800.2+2,308.2
Croatia4,558.1 → 6,639.1+2,081.0
Slovakia3,561.2 → 5,175.3+1,614.1
Romania1,645.2 → 3,247.3+1,602.1
Bulgaria2,523.7 → 4,094.3+1,570.6

Fell most

Mauritius9,453.7 → 7,541.0−1,912.7
Cyprus1,596.1 → 176.3−1,419.8
Kuwait10,498.9 → 9,235.8−1,263.1
Malawi2,467.0 → 1,598.7−868.3
Iran2,454.3 → 1,720.9−733.4

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 2008.
177 distinct values among 178
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 2 countries share 2,741.5. 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 178 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2008). Cereal Yield, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-yield/2008

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