Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate was 0.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in United Kingdom, 1990–2021
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.
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More poverty & inequality data for United Kingdom
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 7,138 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -7.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.91 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.9% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
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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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.