Data for 1984

Cereal Yield, 1984

Name: Cereal Yield, 1984
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1984, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Yield, 1984 covers 150 countries. Puerto Rico is highest, at 7,956.5; Botswana is lowest, at 150.7. The middle country reads 1,630.8. Against 1983, 147 values changed (92 up, 55 down), the same countries are covered.

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Cereal Yield · Data for 1984

HighestPuerto Rico

7,956.5

LowestBotswana

150.7

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

150countries
1measure
1984the year it describes
150distinct 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, 1984, 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, 1984: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	7,956.5
2	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	7,188.9
3	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	6,590.9
4	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	6,179.4
5	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	6,162.9
6	France`FRA`Western Europe	5,976.8
7	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	5,957.7
8	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	5,715.7
9	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	5,555.4
10	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	5,401.2
11	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	5,091.4
12	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	5,036.6
13	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	4,804.1
14	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	4,497.9
15	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	4,492.1
16	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	4,441.7
17	United States`USA`Northern America	4,374.1
18	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	4,347.5
19	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	4,284.6
20	Suriname`SUR`South America	4,031.7
21	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	3,954.9
22	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	3,927.2
23	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	3,686.7
24	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	3,596.1
25	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	3,563.6
26	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	3,463.7
27	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	3,379.4
28	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	3,315.8
29	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	3,238.5
30	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	3,235.1
31	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	3,195.4
32	Guyana`GUY`South America	3,078.7
33	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	3,059.2
34	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	3,019.5
35	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	2,989.6
36	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	2,966.3
37	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	2,917.8
38	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	2,890.3
39	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	2,772.1
40	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	2,727.8
41	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	2,727.3
42	Chile`CHL`South America	2,704.1
43	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	2,645.8
44	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	2,632.8
45	Argentina`ARG`South America	2,581.5
46	Colombia`COL`South America	2,579.9
47	Peru`PER`South America	2,522.8
48	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	2,497.9
49	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	2,470.1
50	Mexico`MEX`Central America	2,340.5
51	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	2,333.3
52	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	2,323.6
53	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	2,181.8
54	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	2,140.5
55	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	2,134.6
56	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	2,102.6
57	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	2,041.5
58	Venezuela`VEN`South America	2,030.1
59	Canada`CAN`Northern America	2,028.0
60	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	1,982.0
61	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	1,971.1
62	Uruguay`URY`South America	1,955.2
63	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	1,949.9
64	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	1,926.0
65	Ecuador`ECU`South America	1,851.3
66	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	1,802.8
67	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1,757.7
68	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	1,754.2
69	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	1,747.3
70	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	1,742.6
71	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	1,705.9
72	Brazil`BRA`South America	1,677.3
73	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1,666.2
74	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	1,646.1
75	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	1,638.9
76	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	1,622.7
77	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1,613.4
78	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	1,613.1
79	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1,609.3
80	India`IND`Southern Asia	1,563.8
81	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1,557.1
82	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	1,555.6
83	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	1,545.6
84	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	1,544.9
85	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	1,536.0
86	Belize`BLZ`Central America	1,526.0
87	Panama`PAN`Central America	1,515.1
88	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	1,491.8
89	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	1,473.9
90	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	1,442.3
91	Paraguay`PRY`South America	1,442.0
92	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	1,434.5
93	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	1,374.6
94	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	1,352.9
95	Honduras`HND`Central America	1,343.8
96	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	1,343.1
97	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	1,334.1
98	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1,333.3
99	Bolivia`BOL`South America	1,307.7
100	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	1,286.7
101	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	1,281.1
102	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	1,270.7
103	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	1,266.3
104	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	1,201.3
105	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	1,192.5
106	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	1,180.6
107	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	1,169.8
108	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	1,117.8
109	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	1,110.0
110	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	1,108.9
111	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	1,083.9
112	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	1,076.6
113	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	1,065.5
114	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	1,041.9
115	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	1,041.1
116	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	1,015.9
117	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	1,000.0
118	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	970.8
119	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	966.3
120	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	949.3
121	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	892.4
122	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	885.5
123	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	850.2
124	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	840.1
125	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	837.5
126	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	799.1
127	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	789.6
128	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	772.1
129	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	716.9
130	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	696.6
131	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	677.9
132	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	648.9
133	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	643.8
134	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	612.1
135	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	589.9
136	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	584.5
137	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	579.9
138	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	547.4
139	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	538.1
140	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	533.1
141	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	520.0
142	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	510.0
143	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	503.8
144	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	501.3
145	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	493.6
146	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	466.0
147	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	414.3
148	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	290.4
149	Niger`NER`Western Africa	257.1
150	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	150.7

02In 1984

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Puerto Rico7,956.5
2Netherlands7,188.9
3United Kingdom6,590.9
4Ireland6,179.4
5Switzerland6,162.9

Lowest

150Botswana150.7
149Niger257.1
148Sudan290.4
147Namibia414.3
146Angola466.0

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,630.8. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031983 → 1984

Since 1983

What changed between 1983 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
147values changed, of 150 in both
92 · 55rose · fell
3unchanged

Rose most

Denmark3,757.5 → 5,555.4+1,797.9
Mauritius3,038.5 → 4,441.7+1,403.2
United Kingdom5,377.5 → 6,590.9+1,213.4
Ireland5,035.9 → 6,179.4+1,143.5
Switzerland5,071.0 → 6,162.9+1,091.9

Fell most

Puerto Rico9,789.2 → 7,956.5−1,832.7
Israel3,261.2 → 1,638.9−1,622.3
New Caledonia2,021.5 → 1,117.8−903.7
Solomon Islands3,693.4 → 2,917.8−775.6
Trinidad and Tobago3,075.7 → 2,470.1−605.6

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.

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 1984.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 150 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1984). Cereal Yield, 1984 [data set], describing 1984. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-yield/1984

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