Data for 2020

Cereal Yield, 2020

2020, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Yield, 2020 covers 179 countries. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is highest, at 29,241.4; Cabo Verde is lowest, at 15.7. The middle country reads 3,260.0. Against 2019, 179 values changed (98 up, 81 down), the same countries are covered.

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Cereal Yield · Data for 2020

HighestSaint Vincent and the Grenadines

29,241.4

LowestCabo Verde

15.7

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

179countries
1measure
2020the year it describes
179distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Cereal Yield, 2020, 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, 2020: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	29,241.4
2	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	18,982.7
3	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	15,627.2
4	OmanOMNWestern Asia	15,341.0
5	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	9,039.3
6	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	8,942.5
7	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	8,444.4
8	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	8,430.6
9	United StatesUSANorthern America	8,144.8
10	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	7,944.3
11	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	7,386.4
12	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	7,385.5
13	BahamasBHSCaribbean	7,206.6
14	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	7,167.4
15	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	7,133.3
16	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	7,124.8
17	QatarQATWestern Asia	7,124.6
18	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	6,992.4
19	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	6,978.0
20	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	6,926.3
21	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	6,659.1
22	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	6,569.7
23	FranceFRAWestern Europe	6,394.9
24	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	6,296.1
25	ChileCHLSouth America	6,245.8
26	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	6,241.0
27	JapanJPNEastern Asia	6,230.1
28	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	6,211.6
29	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	6,129.8
30	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	6,050.7
31	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	6,042.7
32	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	5,994.4
33	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	5,797.3
34	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	5,736.8
35	GuyanaGUYSouth America	5,634.1
36	ItalyITASouthern Europe	5,626.5
37	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	5,461.8
38	BrazilBRASouth America	5,255.3
39	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	5,209.2
40	ArgentinaARGSouth America	5,139.8
41	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	5,121.0
42	UruguayURYSouth America	4,963.6
43	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	4,885.9
44	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	4,881.3
45	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	4,858.0
46	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	4,819.4
47	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	4,769.1
48	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	4,734.2
49	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	4,733.4
50	ParaguayPRYSouth America	4,706.5
51	PolandPOLEastern Europe	4,691.7
52	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	4,683.8
53	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	4,662.8
54	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	4,653.7
55	PeruPERSouth America	4,556.9
56	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	4,510.8
57	SpainESPSouthern Europe	4,501.5
58	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	4,411.5
59	ColombiaCOLSouth America	4,398.6
60	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	4,373.4
61	SurinameSURSouth America	4,319.1
62	UkraineUKREastern Europe	4,295.6
63	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	4,197.1
64	CanadaCANNorthern America	4,091.9
65	VenezuelaVENSouth America	4,034.8
66	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	3,993.0
67	IsraelISRWestern Asia	3,834.1
68	MexicoMEXCentral America	3,806.5
69	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	3,769.4
70	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	3,712.4
71	FijiFJIMelanesia	3,666.2
72	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	3,664.2
73	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	3,653.8
74	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	3,589.3
75	BelarusBLREastern Europe	3,539.9
76	EcuadorECUSouth America	3,531.5
77	BelizeBLZCentral America	3,526.3
78	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	3,525.6
79	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	3,491.7
80	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	3,441.3
81	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	3,434.7
82	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	3,398.6
83	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	3,391.0
84	PanamaPANCentral America	3,378.5
85	Costa RicaCRICentral America	3,357.1
86	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	3,353.4
87	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	3,341.5
88	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	3,309.1
89	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	3,260.4
90	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	3,260.0
91	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	3,227.3
92	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	3,203.3
93	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	3,100.0
94	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	3,014.1
95	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	3,000.0
96	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	2,904.8
97	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	2,832.2
98	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	2,732.0
99	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	2,712.8
100	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	2,658.5
101	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	2,647.0
102	IraqIRQWestern Asia	2,639.3
103	IranIRNSouthern Asia	2,618.8
104	CubaCUBCaribbean	2,572.1
105	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	2,515.9
106	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	2,481.6
107	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	2,467.7
108	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	2,410.8
109	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	2,407.5
110	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	2,381.4
111	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	2,248.7
112	NicaraguaNICCentral America	2,223.7
113	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	2,222.9
114	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	2,191.4
115	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	2,115.8
116	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2,055.8
117	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	2,050.8
118	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	2,047.4
119	BoliviaBOLSouth America	2,024.0
120	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	2,007.1
121	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	2,004.4
122	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	2,003.5
123	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	1,897.6
124	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	1,893.6
125	HondurasHNDCentral America	1,886.3
126	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	1,881.1
127	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	1,869.5
128	JordanJORWestern Asia	1,858.1
129	KenyaKENEastern Africa	1,842.6
130	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	1,832.3
131	SenegalSENWestern Africa	1,821.6
132	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1,781.7
133	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	1,706.8
134	MaliMLIWestern Africa	1,686.0
135	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	1,670.7
136	DominicaDMACaribbean	1,644.0
137	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	1,636.0
138	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	1,619.9
139	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	1,616.9
140	GabonGABMiddle Africa	1,588.2
141	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	1,520.4
142	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	1,515.4
143	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	1,473.6
144	BeninBENWestern Africa	1,432.8
145	YemenYEMWestern Asia	1,423.4
146	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	1,342.9
147	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	1,324.4
148	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1,323.7
149	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	1,322.0
150	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	1,287.0
151	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	1,282.5
152	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	1,261.7
153	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	1,218.6
154	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1,160.9
155	TogoTGOWestern Africa	1,150.3
156	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1,149.4
157	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1,148.1
158	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	1,114.3
159	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	998.7
160	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	984.8
161	HaitiHTICaribbean	927.7
162	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	885.5
163	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	876.7
164	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	871.5
165	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	867.1
166	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	802.3
167	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	747.4
168	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	713.0
169	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	685.2
170	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	672.4
171	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	659.8
172	EritreaERIEastern Africa	638.6
173	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	624.5
174	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	595.2
175	NigerNERWestern Africa	551.8
176	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	549.3
177	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	503.5
178	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	436.7
179	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	15.7

02In 2020

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Saint Vincent and the Grenadines29,241.4
2United Arab Emirates18,982.7
3Kuwait15,627.2
4Oman15,341.0
5New Zealand9,039.3

Lowest

179Cabo Verde15.7
178Lesotho436.7
177Somalia503.5
176Namibia549.3
175Niger551.8

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 3,260.0. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
179values changed, of 179 in both
98 · 81rose · fell
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Rose most

Oman12,375.7 → 15,341.0+2,965.3
Mauritius6,880.0 → 8,942.5+2,062.5
Iceland3,590.9 → 4,858.0+1,267.1
Egypt6,043.8 → 7,167.4+1,123.6
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines28,125.0 → 29,241.4+1,116.4

Fell most

United Arab Emirates23,842.3 → 18,982.7−4,859.6
Romania5,457.5 → 3,398.6−2,058.9
Kuwait17,625.4 → 15,627.2−1,998.2
Moldova3,859.0 → 1,893.6−1,965.4
United Kingdom7,946.0 → 6,241.0−1,705.0

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
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 179 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2020). Cereal Yield, 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-yield/2020

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