Data for 1989

Cereal Yield, 1989

Name: Cereal Yield, 1989
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1989, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Cereal Yield, 1989 covers 149 countries. Switzerland is highest, at 6,780.9; Cabo Verde is lowest, at 273.8. The middle country reads 1,903.4. Against 1988, 145 values changed (81 up, 64 down), the same countries are covered.

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Cereal Yield · Data for 1989

HighestSwitzerland

6,780.9

LowestCabo Verde

273.8

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

149countries
1measure
1989the year it describes
147distinct 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, 1989, 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, 1989: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	6,780.9
2	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	6,750.6
3	France`FRA`Western Europe	6,099.1
4	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	6,086.0
5	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	5,996.3
6	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	5,866.7
7	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	5,673.7
8	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	5,632.3
9	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	5,472.8
10	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	5,337.7
11	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	5,289.7
12	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	5,203.6
13	United States`USA`Northern America	4,473.9
14	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	4,402.1
15	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	4,325.1
16	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	4,275.8
17	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	4,086.7
18	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	4,022.0
19	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	4,014.7
20	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	3,964.4
21	Chile`CHL`South America	3,914.7
22	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	3,778.6
23	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	3,738.4
24	Suriname`SUR`South America	3,731.5
25	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	3,726.2
26	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	3,702.7
27	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	3,629.6
28	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	3,577.4
29	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	3,408.9
30	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	3,325.6
31	Guyana`GUY`South America	3,320.7
32	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	3,218.2
33	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	3,190.2
34	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	3,089.2
35	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	3,050.0
36	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	3,049.3
37	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	3,000.0
38	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	2,961.7
39	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	2,880.8
40	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	2,776.5
41	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	2,747.6
42	Uruguay`URY`South America	2,633.7
43	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	2,621.8
44	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	2,619.0
45	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	2,601.9
46	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	2,565.5
47	Peru`PER`South America	2,523.8
48	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	2,516.0
49	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	2,500.3
50	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	2,491.5
51	Colombia`COL`South America	2,486.9
52	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	2,480.4
53	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	2,370.6
54	Venezuela`VEN`South America	2,343.4
55	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	2,311.1
56	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	2,281.9
57	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	2,228.6
58	Mexico`MEX`Central America	2,198.2
59	Canada`CAN`Northern America	2,193.6
60	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	2,160.5
61	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	2,143.1
62	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	2,142.9
63	Argentina`ARG`South America	2,129.4
64	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	2,070.5
65	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	2,042.0
66	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	2,018.0
67	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	2,000.0
68	Brazil`BRA`South America	1,999.7
69	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	1,960.8
70	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	1,955.7
71	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	1,948.7
72	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	1,945.4
73	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1,924.7
74	India`IND`Southern Asia	1,916.4
75	Panama`PAN`Central America	1,903.4
76	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	1,886.9
77	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	1,779.7
78	Paraguay`PRY`South America	1,765.9
79	Ecuador`ECU`South America	1,756.1
80	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	1,742.1
81	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	1,723.0
82	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	1,717.3
83	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	1,676.4
84	Belize`BLZ`Central America	1,612.4
85	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	1,601.4
86	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	1,549.1
87	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	1,520.7
88	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	1,515.8
89	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	1,508.0
90	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	1,492.8
91	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	1,489.2
92	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	1,459.4
93	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	1,427.2
94	Honduras`HND`Central America	1,424.6
95	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1,400.0
96	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	1,375.0
97	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	1,369.0
98	Bolivia`BOL`South America	1,354.0
99	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	1,342.9
=100	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	1,333.3
=100	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	1,333.3
102	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	1,295.7
103	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	1,281.3
104	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	1,252.9
105	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	1,248.3
=106	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	1,238.1
=106	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	1,238.1
108	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	1,237.6
109	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	1,237.5
110	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	1,179.4
111	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	1,172.2
112	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	1,166.1
113	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	1,154.6
114	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	1,140.3
115	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	1,118.4
116	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	1,112.9
117	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	1,078.6
118	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	1,053.2
119	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	1,015.2
120	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	1,012.9
121	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	1,005.0
122	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	1,003.9
123	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	972.3
124	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	949.8
125	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	939.7
126	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	920.9
127	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	919.4
128	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	917.9
129	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	914.5
130	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	882.7
131	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	853.7
132	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	847.3
133	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	834.9
134	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	802.0
135	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	792.1
136	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	760.4
137	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	672.9
138	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	665.7
139	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	642.8
140	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	549.2
141	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	507.7
142	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	441.6
143	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	395.7
144	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	369.4
145	Niger`NER`Western Africa	352.7
146	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	334.7
147	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	288.9
148	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	277.4
149	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	273.8

02In 1989

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Switzerland6,780.9
2Netherlands6,750.6
3France6,099.1
4South Korea6,086.0
5Ireland5,996.3

Lowest

149Cabo Verde273.8
148Angola277.4
147Botswana288.9
146Syria334.7
145Niger352.7

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 1,903.4. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031988 → 1989

Since 1988

What changed between 1988 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
145values changed, of 149 in both
81 · 64rose · fell
4unchanged

Rose most

United Arab Emirates808.3 → 1,924.7+1,116.4
Finland2,326.8 → 3,190.2+863.4
United States3,706.9 → 4,473.9+767.0
Bulgaria3,705.5 → 4,402.1+696.6
Sweden3,681.5 → 4,325.1+643.6

Fell most

Kuwait5,274.7 → 3,577.4−1,697.3
Syria1,660.6 → 334.7−1,325.9
Puerto Rico2,358.0 → 1,238.1−1,119.9
New Caledonia2,038.8 → 1,237.5−801.3
Zambia2,457.4 → 1,717.3−740.1

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 1989.
147 distinct values among 149
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 2 countries share 1,333.3. 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) (1989). Cereal Yield, 1989 [data set], describing 1989. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/cereal-yield/1989

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