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Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4%
Change on year
down 20.0%
World rank
81st
of 118 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2020
All-time low
0.1%
in 1990
Years of data
32
1990–2021

Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in United Kingdom, 1990–2021

0.10.20.30.40.51990200520211990: 0.1 %1991: 0.1 %1992: 0.1 %1993: 0.2 %1994: 0.4 %1995: 0.3 %1996: 0.2 %1997: 0.2 %1998: 0.3 %1999: 0.3 %2000: 0.3 %2001: 0.3 %2002: 0.3 %2003: 0.3 %2004: 0.3 %2005: 0.3 %2006: 0.3 %2007: 0.3 %2008: 0.4 %2009: 0.4 %2010: 0.3 %2011: 0.3 %2012: 0.4 %2013: 0.2 %2014: 0.4 %2015: 0.3 %2016: 0.4 %2017: 0.4 %2018: 0.4 %2019: 0.4 %2020: 0.5 %2021: 0.4 %

Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 0.4% for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in United Kingdom peaked at 0.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.

United Kingdom ranks 81st of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.4% 10
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 10
2020s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 2

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 78 Latvia 0.4% compare
  2. 79 Mongolia 0.4% compare
  3. 80 Portugal 0.4% compare
  4. 81 Israel 0.4% compare
  5. 83 Chile 0.4% compare
  6. 84 Malta 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in United Kingdom?
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in United Kingdom was 0.4% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
How does United Kingdom rank for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
United Kingdom ranks 81st out of 118 countries with data for 2021.
Is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
118 places, 1,963 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.