Data for 2018

Cereal Yield, 2018

2018, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Yield, 2018 covers 179 countries. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is highest, at 27,837.8; Cabo Verde is lowest, at 22.7. The middle country reads 2,883.3. Against 2017, 178 values changed (103 up, 75 down), 1 left.

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Cereal Yield · Data for 2018

HighestSaint Vincent and the Grenadines

27,837.8

LowestCabo Verde

22.7

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

179countries
1measure
2018the year it describes
179distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Cereal Yield, 2018, 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, 2018: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	27,837.8
2	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	20,853.3
3	OmanOMNWestern Asia	12,344.6
4	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	10,483.2
5	QatarQATWestern Asia	8,709.4
6	United StatesUSANorthern America	8,196.0
7	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	8,064.3
8	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	7,983.1
9	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	7,927.3
10	BahamasBHSCaribbean	7,862.8
11	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	7,574.8
12	ChileCHLSouth America	7,144.3
13	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	7,055.6
14	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	6,839.5
15	FranceFRAWestern Europe	6,829.1
16	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	6,788.7
17	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	6,776.0
18	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	6,607.2
19	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	6,332.3
20	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	6,286.2
21	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	6,178.9
22	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	6,145.8
23	JapanJPNEastern Asia	6,132.3
24	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	6,132.1
25	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	6,122.0
26	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	6,071.9
27	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	5,997.2
28	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	5,993.5
29	GuyanaGUYSouth America	5,696.2
30	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	5,685.4
31	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	5,605.5
32	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	5,561.7
33	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	5,487.9
34	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	5,409.7
35	ItalyITASouthern Europe	5,350.8
36	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	5,272.7
37	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	5,227.8
38	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	5,206.9
39	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	4,888.8
40	SurinameSURSouth America	4,868.4
41	UkraineUKREastern Europe	4,850.3
42	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	4,840.5
43	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	4,809.0
44	BrazilBRASouth America	4,806.5
45	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	4,805.4
46	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	4,778.5
47	ArgentinaARGSouth America	4,662.9
48	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	4,651.9
49	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	4,607.1
50	PeruPERSouth America	4,530.8
51	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	4,504.2
52	ParaguayPRYSouth America	4,225.7
53	Costa RicaCRICentral America	4,210.1
54	SpainESPSouthern Europe	4,205.5
55	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	4,103.9
56	BelizeBLZCentral America	4,043.7
57	ColombiaCOLSouth America	4,014.2
58	UruguayURYSouth America	3,941.1
59	CanadaCANNorthern America	3,914.7
60	MexicoMEXCentral America	3,826.3
61	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	3,799.6
62	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	3,770.4
63	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	3,761.5
64	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	3,761.3
65	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	3,714.6
66	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	3,683.2
67	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	3,670.5
68	EcuadorECUSouth America	3,552.6
69	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	3,535.5
70	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	3,507.8
71	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	3,504.3
72	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	3,416.5
73	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	3,404.4
74	PolandPOLEastern Europe	3,366.7
75	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	3,311.8
76	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	3,301.1
77	PanamaPANCentral America	3,227.5
78	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	3,163.9
79	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	3,162.2
80	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	3,151.7
81	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	3,149.0
82	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	3,099.5
83	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	3,094.1
84	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	3,052.7
85	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	3,045.9
86	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	3,026.3
87	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	3,013.7
88	FijiFJIMelanesia	3,002.2
89	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	2,970.1
90	VenezuelaVENSouth America	2,883.3
91	CubaCUBCaribbean	2,876.5
92	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2,835.6
93	BelarusBLREastern Europe	2,723.9
94	IraqIRQWestern Asia	2,682.6
95	IranIRNSouthern Asia	2,657.3
96	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2,656.2
97	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	2,645.1
98	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	2,624.9
99	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2,623.6
100	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	2,615.6
101	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	2,600.0
102	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	2,531.2
103	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	2,521.6
104	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	2,503.6
105	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	2,469.0
106	IsraelISRWestern Asia	2,461.7
107	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	2,379.7
108	BoliviaBOLSouth America	2,333.7
109	NicaraguaNICCentral America	2,281.8
110	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	2,279.4
111	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	2,263.2
112	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	2,254.4
113	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	2,253.2
114	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	2,233.9
115	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	2,172.6
116	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	2,168.1
117	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	2,153.3
118	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	2,109.0
119	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	2,002.4
120	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	2,000.0
121	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	1,998.2
122	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	1,952.0
123	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	1,938.5
124	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	1,905.0
125	HondurasHNDCentral America	1,847.0
126	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	1,826.3
127	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	1,818.2
128	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1,800.2
129	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	1,741.9
130	MaliMLIWestern Africa	1,728.9
131	KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,709.2
132	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	1,688.1
133	SenegalSENWestern Africa	1,644.3
134	DominicaDMACaribbean	1,609.0
135	GabonGABMiddle Africa	1,587.0
136	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	1,549.3
137	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1,531.2
138	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	1,506.4
139	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	1,496.8
140	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	1,441.4
141	BeninBENWestern Africa	1,428.5
142	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	1,397.3
143	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	1,379.6
144	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	1,359.6
145	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,338.0
146	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1,322.8
147	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	1,271.9
148	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,254.2
149	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	1,223.4
150	JordanJORWestern Asia	1,221.7
151	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,186.7
152	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	1,152.3
153	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	1,148.5
154	TogoTGOWestern Africa	1,145.2
155	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1,083.6
156	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	1,052.9
157	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	996.5
158	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	948.3
159	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	893.0
160	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	870.8
161	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	863.8
162	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	843.7
163	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	813.0
164	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	812.4
165	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	798.9
166	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	750.0
167	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	731.8
168	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	715.9
169	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	710.2
170	HaitiHTICaribbean	709.9
171	YemenYEMWestern Asia	682.8
172	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	680.5
173	EritreaERIEastern Africa	638.9
174	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	613.1
175	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	593.5
176	NigerNERWestern Africa	554.8
177	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	502.5
178	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	396.2
179	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	22.7

02In 2018

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Saint Vincent and the Grenadines27,837.8
2United Arab Emirates20,853.3
3Oman12,344.6
4Kuwait10,483.2
5Qatar8,709.4

Lowest

179Cabo Verde22.7
178Botswana396.2
177Namibia502.5
176Niger554.8
175Gambia593.5

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 2,883.3. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032017 → 2018

Since 2017

What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −1countries joined / left
178values changed, of 179 in both
103 · 75rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Kuwait5,656.2 → 10,483.2+4,827.0
Qatar4,996.4 → 8,709.4+3,713.0
Serbia3,967.9 → 6,132.1+2,164.2
Bosnia and Herzegovina3,732.1 → 5,487.9+1,755.8
Spain2,770.2 → 4,205.5+1,435.3

Fell most

United Arab Emirates30,801.8 → 20,853.3−9,948.5
Sweden5,992.3 → 3,535.5−2,456.8
Denmark6,916.5 → 4,888.8−2,027.7
Ireland8,783.6 → 6,839.5−1,944.1
Norway4,561.4 → 2,656.2−1,905.2

− Malta

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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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2018). Cereal Yield, 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-yield/2018

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