Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate by country
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.
Countries reporting
118
Highest
81.4%
Mozambique
Lowest
0.0%
Slovenia
Median
1.1%
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
1,967
What the numbers show
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate is currently reported for 118 countries. The highest value is 81.4% in Mozambique; the lowest is 0.0% in Slovenia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.1%, and the mean is 10.6%.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 90 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 1,227.7%), and the largest decrease in Azerbaijan (down 100.0%).
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 81.4% | 2022 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 2 | Malawi | 75.4% | 2019 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 3 | Burundi | 74.2% | 2020 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 4 | Zambia | 71.7% | 2022 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 5 | Madagascar | 69.2% | 2021 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 6 | Niger | 60.5% | 2021 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 7 | Uganda | 54.4% | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 8 | Tanzania | 51.3% | 2018 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 9 | Kenya | 45.5% | 2022 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 10 | Burkina Faso | 42.1% | 2021 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 11 | Nigeria | 41.8% | 2022 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 12 | Guinea-Bissau | 39.9% | 2021 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 13 | Ghana | 39.0% | 2016 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 38.6% | 2021 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 15 | Rwanda | 38.6% | 2023 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 16 | Mali | 36.1% | 2021 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 17 | Togo | 34.7% | 2021 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 18 | Benin | 27.2% | 2021 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 19 | Cameroon | 26.7% | 2021 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 20 | Pakistan | 23.0% | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 21 | Gambia | 22.0% | 2020 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.8% | 2021 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 23 | Syria | 18.0% | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Senegal | 17.9% | 2021 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 25 | South Africa | 17.4% | 2022 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 26 | Honduras | 15.7% | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 27 | Guinea | 11.7% | 2018 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Philippines | 11.5% | 2023 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 29 | Mauritania | 10.2% | 2019 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Venezuela | 9.7% | 2006 | down 35.9% | rising |
| 31 | Guatemala | 9.7% | 2023 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 32 | Colombia | 8.5% | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 33 | Laos | 7.1% | 2024 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Nicaragua | 6.6% | 2014 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Tajikistan | 6.1% | 2024 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Bangladesh | 5.9% | 2022 | down 76.5% | falling |
| 37 | Peru | 5.1% | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 38 | El Salvador | 4.6% | 2023 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Georgia | 4.2% | 2024 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 40 | North Macedonia | 3.9% | 2019 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 41 | Indonesia | 3.7% | 2025 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Morocco | 3.7% | 2013 | down 78.1% | falling |
| 43 | Ecuador | 3.4% | 2025 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Panama | 3.1% | 2024 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Brazil | 3.0% | 2024 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 2.7% | 2019 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 47 | India | 2.6% | 2023 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Montenegro | 2.5% | 2021 | down 55.5% | falling |
| 49 | Iran | 2.5% | 2023 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Uzbekistan | 2.3% | 2025 | — | falling |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.2% | 2024 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Paraguay | 2.1% | 2024 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Palestine | 2.1% | 2023 | up 453.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Bolivia | 2.1% | 2024 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Mexico | 1.6% | 2024 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Vietnam | 1.6% | 2022 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Jamaica | 1.4% | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Egypt | 1.4% | 2021 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Japan | 1.2% | 2020 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 60 | United States | 1.1% | 2024 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 61 | Lithuania | 1.1% | 2023 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Serbia | 1.1% | 2023 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 1.0% | 2023 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Italy | 0.9% | 2023 | down 42.5% | rising |
| 65 | Hungary | 0.9% | 2017 | up 274.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Australia | 0.9% | 2020 | up 80.0% | falling |
| 67 | Sweden | 0.8% | 2023 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Spain | 0.8% | 2023 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 69 | Armenia | 0.8% | 2024 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 0.8% | 2024 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2025 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Romania | 0.7% | 2023 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Germany | 0.7% | 2022 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Tunisia | 0.7% | 2021 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Greece | 0.6% | 2023 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Austria | 0.5% | 2023 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Slovakia | 0.5% | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Latvia | 0.4% | 2023 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Mongolia | 0.4% | 2022 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Portugal | 0.4% | 2023 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 81 | United Kingdom | 0.4% | 2021 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 81 | Israel | 0.4% | 2022 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 83 | Chile | 0.4% | 2024 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Malta | 0.4% | 2023 | up 1,227.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Denmark | 0.4% | 2023 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Albania | 0.3% | 2020 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Estonia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Canada | 0.3% | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3% | 2021 | down 71.0% | flat |
| 90 | Croatia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 78.2% | falling |
| 91 | Poland | 0.2% | 2023 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Norway | 0.2% | 2023 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 93 | Finland | 0.2% | 2023 | up 127.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Turkey | 0.2% | 2023 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Uruguay | 0.2% | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2010 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 97 | South Korea | 0.1% | 2021 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Taiwan | 0.1% | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2021 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2023 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2023 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2023 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 104 | France | 0.1% | 2023 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Switzerland | 0.1% | 2023 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Russia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% | 2021 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Ukraine | 0.0% | 2020 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Thailand | 0.0% | 2024 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2023 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Malaysia | 0.0% | 2021 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Bhutan | 0.0% | 2022 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Belarus | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | China | 0.0% | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Moldova | 0.0% | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.