Data for 2009

Cereal Yield, 2009

2009, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Yield, 2009 covers 178 countries. United Arab Emirates is highest, at 24,716.6; Cabo Verde is lowest, at 230.8. The middle country reads 2,652.7. Against 2008, 177 values changed (97 up, 80 down), the same countries are covered.

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Cereal Yield · Data for 2009

HighestUnited Arab Emirates

24,716.6

LowestCabo Verde

230.8

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

178countries
1measure
2009the year it describes
178distinct values1 decimal, as published
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Cereal Yield, 2009, 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, 2009: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	24,716.6
2	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	16,750.0
3	OmanOMNWestern Asia	12,179.6
4	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	9,710.0
5	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	9,032.9
6	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	8,000.0
7	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	7,977.4
8	FranceFRAWestern Europe	7,412.4
9	United StatesUSANorthern America	7,226.2
10	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	7,201.4
11	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	7,158.3
12	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	7,029.6
13	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	6,909.9
14	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	6,887.1
15	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	6,779.0
16	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	6,745.3
17	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	6,578.3
18	QatarQATWestern Asia	6,323.6
19	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	6,202.1
20	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	6,149.5
21	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	6,109.8
22	BahamasBHSCaribbean	6,000.0
23	JapanJPNEastern Asia	5,919.5
24	ChileCHLSouth America	5,462.3
25	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	5,449.6
26	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	5,268.3
27	ItalyITASouthern Europe	5,086.9
28	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	5,080.3
29	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	5,078.9
30	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	5,073.9
31	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	4,874.4
32	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	4,808.7
33	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	4,789.2
34	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	4,715.2
35	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	4,601.1
36	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	4,553.1
37	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	4,503.1
38	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	4,405.5
39	GuyanaGUYSouth America	4,345.5
40	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	4,331.5
41	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	4,315.3
42	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	4,266.2
43	SurinameSURSouth America	4,208.9
44	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	4,187.7
45	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	4,170.1
46	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	4,126.4
47	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	3,954.3
48	PeruPERSouth America	3,919.0
49	UruguayURYSouth America	3,884.9
50	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	3,839.0
51	ArgentinaARGSouth America	3,817.1
52	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	3,805.7
53	Costa RicaCRICentral America	3,790.7
54	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	3,790.6
55	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	3,760.4
56	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	3,720.5
57	ColombiaCOLSouth America	3,611.3
58	BrazilBRASouth America	3,532.1
59	PolandPOLEastern Europe	3,475.1
60	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	3,449.6
61	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	3,446.3
62	MexicoMEXCentral America	3,433.7
63	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	3,413.0
64	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	3,385.9
65	BelarusBLREastern Europe	3,367.9
66	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	3,364.4
67	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	3,347.9
68	CanadaCANNorthern America	3,299.5
69	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	3,289.9
70	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	3,228.9
71	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	3,183.4
72	IsraelISRWestern Asia	3,174.1
73	VenezuelaVENSouth America	3,171.6
74	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	3,119.4
75	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	3,075.3
76	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	3,034.2
77	UkraineUKREastern Europe	3,003.8
78	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	2,995.9
79	EcuadorECUSouth America	2,965.5
80	SpainESPSouthern Europe	2,944.8
81	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	2,938.6
82	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2,827.1
83	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	2,824.8
84	FijiFJIMelanesia	2,819.0
85	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	2,807.8
86	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	2,789.7
87	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	2,760.5
88	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	2,726.9
89	BelizeBLZCentral America	2,686.5
90	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	2,618.9
91	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	2,606.7
92	PanamaPANCentral America	2,596.4
93	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	2,566.3
94	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	2,563.4
95	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	2,372.7
96	ParaguayPRYSouth America	2,357.4
97	BoliviaBOLSouth America	2,346.0
98	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	2,315.5
99	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	2,280.6
100	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	2,272.8
101	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	2,272.7
102	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2,250.3
103	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	2,160.4
104	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	2,141.7
105	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	2,124.3
106	NicaraguaNICCentral America	2,076.7
107	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	2,072.2
108	CubaCUBCaribbean	2,068.8
109	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	2,040.7
110	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	2,038.6
111	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	2,000.4
112	IranIRNSouthern Asia	1,997.2
113	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	1,983.3
114	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	1,919.4
115	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	1,907.8
116	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	1,877.6
117	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	1,823.8
118	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	1,816.7
119	MaliMLIWestern Africa	1,800.4
120	IraqIRQWestern Asia	1,774.5
121	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	1,734.1
122	HondurasHNDCentral America	1,727.2
123	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	1,722.9
124	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	1,711.5
125	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	1,707.7
126	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1,704.6
127	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1,686.5
128	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	1,659.8
129	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	1,657.5
130	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	1,653.9
131	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1,650.2
132	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	1,645.9
133	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	1,632.2
134	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	1,600.0
135	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	1,590.2
136	GabonGABMiddle Africa	1,589.1
137	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	1,551.8
138	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	1,538.5
139	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	1,531.1
140	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,484.3
141	DominicaDMACaribbean	1,436.8
142	BeninBENWestern Africa	1,423.5
143	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	1,421.4
144	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	1,315.7
145	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1,296.9
146	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	1,289.5
147	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	1,253.1
148	TogoTGOWestern Africa	1,242.9
149	KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,242.8
150	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	1,214.2
151	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1,183.5
152	SenegalSENWestern Africa	1,134.6
153	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	1,110.4
154	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	1,057.7
155	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	1,007.1
156	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	1,002.0
157	YemenYEMWestern Asia	995.2
158	HaitiHTICaribbean	994.6
159	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	948.4
160	JordanJORWestern Asia	858.9
161	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	837.6
162	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	791.4
163	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	773.7
164	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	771.6
165	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	713.3
166	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	634.1
167	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	598.3
168	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	587.3
169	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	571.4
170	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	558.1
171	EritreaERIEastern Africa	500.1
172	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	452.4
173	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	416.4
174	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	402.2
175	NigerNERWestern Africa	386.0
176	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	364.8
177	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	363.6
178	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	230.8

02In 2009

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1United Arab Emirates24,716.6
2Saint Vincent and the Grenadines16,750.0
3Oman12,179.6
4Belgium9,710.0
5Netherlands9,032.9

Lowest

178Cabo Verde230.8
177Botswana363.6
176Namibia364.8
175Niger386.0
174Lesotho402.2

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 2,652.7. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032008 → 2009

Since 2008

What changed between 2008 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
177values changed, of 178 in both
97 · 80rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Oman4,774.8 → 12,179.6+7,404.8
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12,727.3 → 16,750.0+4,022.7
United Arab Emirates22,265.9 → 24,716.6+2,450.7
Cyprus176.3 → 1,823.8+1,647.5
Qatar4,921.9 → 6,323.6+1,401.7

Fell most

Kuwait9,235.8 → 7,977.4−1,258.4
Hungary5,800.2 → 4,715.2−1,085.0
Norway4,488.1 → 3,446.3−1,041.8
Moldova3,221.6 → 2,372.7−848.9
Slovakia5,175.3 → 4,331.5−843.8

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 178 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2009). Cereal Yield, 2009 [data set], describing 2009. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-yield/2009

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