Data for 1975

Cereal Yield, 1975

Name: Cereal Yield, 1975
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: https://www.fao.org/contact-us/terms/db-terms-of-use/en/

1975, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Yield, 1975 covers 149 countries. Japan is highest, at 5,933.3; Niger is lowest, at 346.4. The middle country reads 1,418.7. Against 1974, 145 values changed (85 up, 60 down), the same countries are covered.

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Cereal Yield · Data for 1975

HighestJapan

5,933.3

LowestNiger

346.4

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

149countries
1measure
1975the year it describes
148distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Cereal Yield, 1975, 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, 1975: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	5,933.3
2	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	4,529.3
3	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	4,472.6
4	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	4,407.1
5	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	4,256.9
6	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	4,070.2
7	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	3,978.1
8	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	3,902.7
9	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	3,864.4
10	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	3,812.4
11	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	3,752.7
12	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	3,728.6
13	France`FRA`Western Europe	3,696.6
14	Suriname`SUR`South America	3,675.3
15	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	3,635.7
16	United States`USA`Northern America	3,461.3
17	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	3,430.5
18	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	3,378.1
19	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	3,307.7
20	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	3,302.0
21	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	3,246.7
22	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	3,214.3
23	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	2,752.6
24	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	2,717.8
25	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	2,686.3
26	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	2,641.2
27	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2,625.4
28	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	2,614.4
29	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2,556.6
30	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	2,487.0
31	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	2,480.4
32	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	2,446.5
33	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	2,424.5
34	Colombia`COL`South America	2,379.2
35	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	2,377.4
36	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	2,307.3
37	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	2,240.8
38	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	2,212.0
39	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	2,179.7
40	Guyana`GUY`South America	2,173.2
41	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	2,070.1
42	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	2,065.1
43	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	2,064.1
44	Canada`CAN`Northern America	2,052.2
45	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	2,028.9
46	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2,009.2
47	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2,000.0
48	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	1,974.3
49	Argentina`ARG`South America	1,955.9
50	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	1,895.6
51	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	1,889.4
52	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	1,887.5
53	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	1,875.0
54	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	1,871.1
55	Peru`PER`South America	1,842.5
56	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1,831.6
57	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	1,792.4
58	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1,789.6
59	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	1,759.0
60	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	1,752.8
61	Mexico`MEX`Central America	1,745.0
62	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	1,742.2
63	Chile`CHL`South America	1,722.9
64	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	1,706.1
65	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	1,639.8
66	Venezuela`VEN`South America	1,634.6
67	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	1,632.4
68	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	1,624.4
69	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	1,527.8
70	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	1,500.0
71	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	1,476.2
72	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1,475.3
73	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	1,447.9
74	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	1,439.5
75	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	1,418.7
76	Ecuador`ECU`South America	1,414.4
77	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1,414.0
78	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	1,396.8
79	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	1,396.4
80	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	1,391.4
81	Paraguay`PRY`South America	1,373.3
82	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	1,360.2
83	Brazil`BRA`South America	1,358.8
84	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	1,350.8
85	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	1,343.8
86	Panama`PAN`Central America	1,318.0
87	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	1,316.4
88	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	1,311.1
89	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	1,286.3
90	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	1,282.1
91	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	1,266.7
92	India`IND`Southern Asia	1,260.8
93	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	1,253.0
94	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	1,203.0
=95	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	1,199.0
=95	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	1,199.0
97	Uruguay`URY`South America	1,157.8
98	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	1,153.7
99	Bolivia`BOL`South America	1,140.6
100	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	1,137.5
101	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	1,117.7
102	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	1,113.8
103	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	1,104.7
104	Honduras`HND`Central America	1,093.4
105	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	1,074.8
106	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	1,057.6
107	Belize`BLZ`Central America	1,054.7
108	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	1,052.9
109	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	1,052.2
110	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	1,014.9
111	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1,009.9
112	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	990.7
113	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	970.5
114	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	967.1
115	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	951.0
116	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	931.6
117	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	889.9
118	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	887.8
119	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	880.6
120	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	878.0
121	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	853.1
122	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	845.2
123	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	837.8
124	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	834.3
125	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	820.5
126	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	788.2
127	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	773.9
128	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	758.2
129	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	747.7
130	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	739.3
131	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	708.2
132	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	703.1
133	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	700.0
134	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	692.6
135	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	679.4
136	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	647.7
137	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	578.8
138	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	571.7
139	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	558.1
140	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	533.5
141	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	500.0
142	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	473.1
143	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	472.4
144	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	446.2
145	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	444.4
146	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	435.7
147	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	363.7
148	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	355.1
149	Niger`NER`Western Africa	346.4

02In 1975

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Japan5,933.3
2Puerto Rico4,529.3
3Netherlands4,472.6
4South Korea4,407.1
5Switzerland4,256.9

Lowest

149Niger346.4
148Namibia355.1
147Jordan363.7
146Mauritania435.7
145Cabo Verde444.4

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,418.7. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031974 → 1975

Since 1974

What changed between 1974 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
145values changed, of 149 in both
85 · 60rose · fell
4unchanged

Rose most

United States2,997.5 → 3,461.3+463.8
Finland2,183.3 → 2,625.4+442.1
Mongolia752.8 → 1,113.8+361.0
Algeria497.9 → 845.2+347.3
Zambia967.7 → 1,311.1+343.4

Fell most

Norway3,777.8 → 2,556.6−1,221.2
Solomon Islands3,096.4 → 2,065.1−1,031.3
Dominican Republic3,208.7 → 2,377.4−831.3
Sweden4,191.4 → 3,378.1−813.3
Netherlands5,042.4 → 4,472.6−569.8

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

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

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 1975.
148 distinct values among 149
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 2 countries share 1,199.0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 149 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1975). Cereal Yield, 1975 [data set], describing 1975. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-yield/1975

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