New Zealand vs Reunion: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use
New Zealand
9.1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Reunion
7.78 tonnes per hectare
in 2006
New Zealand rank
8th
Reunion rank
10th
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use over time
- New Zealand
- Reunion
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 9.1 tonnes per hectare against 7.78 tonnes per hectare in Reunion, a difference of 1.32 tonnes per hectare.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Reunion's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Reunion ahead.
New Zealand ranks 8th and Reunion ranks 10th of 186 countries.
Reunion has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Reunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 0.5276 tonnes per hectare | Reunion |
| 1970s | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | 4.64 tonnes per hectare | 0.9526 tonnes per hectare | Reunion |
| 1980s | 4.46 tonnes per hectare | 4.85 tonnes per hectare | 0.3805 tonnes per hectare | Reunion |
| 1990s | 5.61 tonnes per hectare | 6.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | Reunion |
| 2000s | 6.75 tonnes per hectare | 7.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.8582 tonnes per hectare | Reunion |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. fertilizer use, New Zealand or Reunion?
- New Zealand, at 9.1 tonnes per hectare against 7.78 tonnes per hectare in Reunion as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. fertilizer use between New Zealand and Reunion?
- 1.32 tonnes per hectare, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Reunion?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2006.
- How do New Zealand and Reunion rank globally for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- New Zealand ranks 8th and Reunion ranks 10th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.