Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 7,138 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in United Kingdom, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in United Kingdom stood at 7,138 kg per hectare.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in United Kingdom peaked at 7,981 kg per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6,171 kg per hectare, in 1990.
That places United Kingdom 14th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,652 kg per hectare | 6,171 kg per hectare | 7,300 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,015 kg per hectare | 6,291 kg per hectare | 7,420 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,145 kg per hectare | 6,215 kg per hectare | 7,981 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,016 kg per hectare | 6,241 kg per hectare | 7,720 kg per hectare | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for United Kingdom
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.9% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.083 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 21.1% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0826 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0826 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0966 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.167 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in United Kingdom?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in United Kingdom was 7,138 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 7,981 kg per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,171 kg per hectare in 1990.
- How does United Kingdom rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- United Kingdom ranks 14th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.