Data for 1985

Cereal Yield, 1985

Name: Cereal Yield, 1985
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1985, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Yield, 1985 covers 150 countries. Netherlands is highest, at 6,174.1; Botswana is lowest, at 200.7. The middle country reads 1,748.8. Against 1984, 148 values changed (82 up, 66 down), the same countries are covered.

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Cereal Yield · Data for 1985

HighestNetherlands

6,174.1

LowestBotswana

200.7

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

150countries
1measure
1985the year it describes
149distinct 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, 1985, 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, 1985: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	6,174.1
2	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	5,847.2
3	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	5,798.5
4	France`FRA`Western Europe	5,742.8
5	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	5,720.6
6	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	5,592.1
7	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	5,269.4
8	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	5,260.6
9	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	5,238.2
10	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	5,158.8
11	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	5,072.7
12	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	4,970.8
13	United States`USA`Northern America	4,763.3
14	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	4,740.6
15	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	4,611.8
16	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	4,539.2
17	Suriname`SUR`South America	3,990.2
18	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	3,885.9
19	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	3,820.5
20	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	3,779.1
21	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	3,739.3
22	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	3,713.3
23	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	3,625.9
24	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	3,617.2
25	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	3,513.3
26	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	3,471.1
27	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	3,300.0
28	Guyana`GUY`South America	3,261.5
29	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	3,219.7
30	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	3,102.6
31	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	3,015.6
32	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	2,960.6
33	Chile`CHL`South America	2,949.1
34	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	2,915.0
35	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2,904.3
36	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	2,900.6
37	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	2,896.7
38	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	2,893.5
39	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	2,872.8
40	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	2,762.2
41	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	2,743.8
42	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	2,691.8
43	Colombia`COL`South America	2,662.6
44	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	2,642.4
45	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	2,615.6
46	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	2,548.5
=47	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	2,500.0
=47	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	2,500.0
49	Argentina`ARG`South America	2,439.5
50	Mexico`MEX`Central America	2,431.1
51	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	2,408.2
52	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	2,358.5
53	Peru`PER`South America	2,328.1
54	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	2,323.6
55	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	2,240.5
56	Canada`CAN`Northern America	2,222.1
57	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	2,148.5
58	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	2,125.4
59	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	2,097.7
60	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	2,088.0
61	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	2,069.2
62	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	2,045.5
63	Venezuela`VEN`South America	2,029.1
64	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	1,931.0
65	Ecuador`ECU`South America	1,929.3
66	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	1,900.0
67	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	1,867.0
68	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	1,856.8
69	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	1,842.8
70	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	1,841.0
71	Uruguay`URY`South America	1,840.9
72	Brazil`BRA`South America	1,827.8
73	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	1,809.4
74	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	1,750.0
75	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	1,749.3
76	Paraguay`PRY`South America	1,748.3
77	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	1,659.6
78	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1,659.1
79	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	1,658.0
80	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	1,633.8
81	Panama`PAN`Central America	1,623.1
82	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	1,601.9
83	India`IND`Southern Asia	1,592.2
84	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	1,575.9
85	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	1,516.7
86	Belize`BLZ`Central America	1,515.9
87	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	1,501.5
88	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	1,469.5
89	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	1,453.2
90	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1,453.1
91	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	1,437.3
92	Honduras`HND`Central America	1,433.0
93	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	1,395.6
94	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	1,386.1
95	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	1,366.8
96	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1,344.3
97	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1,340.2
98	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	1,338.9
99	Bolivia`BOL`South America	1,336.4
100	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	1,334.8
101	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	1,333.3
102	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	1,331.7
103	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	1,262.4
104	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	1,253.7
105	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	1,252.5
106	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	1,247.9
107	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	1,244.1
108	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1,239.4
109	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	1,239.3
110	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	1,226.3
111	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	1,223.3
112	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	1,169.0
113	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	1,154.1
114	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	1,152.5
115	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	1,108.5
116	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	1,088.8
117	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	1,084.8
118	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	1,084.0
119	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	1,076.9
120	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	1,037.7
121	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	1,009.7
122	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	1,000.0
123	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	986.7
124	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	985.1
125	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	951.2
126	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	935.1
127	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	912.5
128	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	890.7
129	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	880.6
130	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	855.8
131	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	840.4
132	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	819.9
133	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	799.6
134	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	767.8
135	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	746.9
136	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	720.6
137	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	708.8
138	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	638.7
139	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	624.2
140	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	615.2
141	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	595.0
142	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	559.8
143	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	531.3
144	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	519.7
145	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	518.3
146	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	449.1
147	Niger`NER`Western Africa	425.0
148	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	400.9
149	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	321.7
150	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	200.7

02In 1985

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Netherlands6,174.1
2Japan5,847.2
3South Korea5,798.5
4France5,742.8
5Switzerland5,720.6

Lowest

150Botswana200.7
149Namibia321.7
148Cabo Verde400.9
147Niger425.0
146Angola449.1

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,748.8. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031984 → 1985

Since 1984

What changed between 1984 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
148values changed, of 150 in both
82 · 66rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

Kuwait3,019.5 → 5,260.6+2,241.1
New Caledonia1,117.8 → 2,548.5+1,430.7
Zimbabwe789.6 → 1,867.0+1,077.4
Israel1,638.9 → 2,240.5+601.6
South Africa1,083.9 → 1,575.9+492.0

Fell most

Puerto Rico7,956.5 → 2,872.8−5,083.7
Bulgaria4,497.9 → 2,915.0−1,582.9
Netherlands7,188.9 → 6,174.1−1,014.8
United Kingdom6,590.9 → 5,592.1−998.8
Ireland6,179.4 → 5,238.2−941.2

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 1985.
149 distinct values among 150
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 2 countries share 2,500.0. 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 150 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1985). Cereal Yield, 1985 [data set], describing 1985. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-yield/1985

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