China vs Japan: Cereal yield
Cereal yield over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
China currently reports 6,418 kg per hectare against 6,245 kg per hectare in Japan, a difference of 173 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
China ranks 21st and Japan ranks 23rd of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,670 kg per hectare | 4,600 kg per hectare | 2,930 kg per hectare | Japan |
| 1970s | 2,439 kg per hectare | 5,567 kg per hectare | 3,128 kg per hectare | Japan |
| 1980s | 3,677 kg per hectare | 5,519 kg per hectare | 1,841 kg per hectare | Japan |
| 1990s | 4,623 kg per hectare | 5,804 kg per hectare | 1,182 kg per hectare | Japan |
| 2000s | 5,134 kg per hectare | 6,009 kg per hectare | 875.5 kg per hectare | Japan |
| 2010s | 5,936 kg per hectare | 6,200 kg per hectare | 263.99 kg per hectare | Japan |
| 2020s | 6,353 kg per hectare | 6,303 kg per hectare | 50.23 kg per hectare | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield, China or Japan?
- China, at 6,418 kg per hectare against 6,245 kg per hectare in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereal yield between China and Japan?
- 173 kg per hectare, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for cereal yield?
- China ranks 21st and Japan ranks 23rd of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.