Denmark vs France: Barley yields
Denmark
5.5 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
France
5.35 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Denmark rank
14th
France rank
17th
Barley yields over time
- Denmark
- France
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 5.5 tonnes per hectare against 5.35 tonnes per hectare in France, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 14th and France ranks 17th of 105 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and France in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.86 tonnes per hectare | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 0.8707 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1970s | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.2741 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1980s | 4.43 tonnes per hectare | 4.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.3681 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1990s | 5.02 tonnes per hectare | 5.92 tonnes per hectare | 0.8973 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2000s | 5.17 tonnes per hectare | 6.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2010s | 5.6 tonnes per hectare | 6.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.787 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2020s | 5.73 tonnes per hectare | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | 0.2321 tonnes per hectare | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher barley yields, Denmark or France?
- Denmark, at 5.5 tonnes per hectare against 5.35 tonnes per hectare in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in barley yields between Denmark and France?
- 0.15 tonnes per hectare, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and France rank globally for barley yields?
- Denmark ranks 14th and France ranks 17th of 105 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Barley yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.