China vs Lower middle income: Cereal yield
Cereal yield over time
- China
- Lower middle income
How they compare
China currently reports 6,418 kg per hectare against 3,366 kg per hectare in Lower middle income, a difference of 3,052 kg per hectare.
That makes China's figure about 1.9 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 21st and Lower middle income ranks 21st of 181 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,670 kg per hectare | 1,032 kg per hectare | 638.49 kg per hectare | China |
| 1970s | 2,439 kg per hectare | 1,253 kg per hectare | 1,185 kg per hectare | China |
| 1980s | 3,677 kg per hectare | 1,609 kg per hectare | 2,069 kg per hectare | China |
| 1990s | 4,623 kg per hectare | 1,985 kg per hectare | 2,637 kg per hectare | China |
| 2000s | 5,134 kg per hectare | 2,376 kg per hectare | 2,758 kg per hectare | China |
| 2010s | 5,936 kg per hectare | 2,828 kg per hectare | 3,108 kg per hectare | China |
| 2020s | 6,353 kg per hectare | 3,172 kg per hectare | 3,181 kg per hectare | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield, China or Lower middle income?
- China, at 6,418 kg per hectare against 3,366 kg per hectare in Lower middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereal yield between China and Lower middle income?
- 3,052 kg per hectare, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Lower middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Lower middle income rank globally for cereal yield?
- China ranks 21st and Lower middle income ranks 21st 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.