Egypt vs United States: Cereal yield
Cereal yield over time
- Egypt
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 8,414 kg per hectare against 7,402 kg per hectare in Egypt, a difference of 1,012 kg per hectare.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 12th and United States ranks 10th of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,450 kg per hectare | 2,949 kg per hectare | 501.02 kg per hectare | Egypt |
| 1970s | 3,952 kg per hectare | 3,668 kg per hectare | 283.86 kg per hectare | Egypt |
| 1980s | 4,556 kg per hectare | 4,269 kg per hectare | 287.32 kg per hectare | Egypt |
| 1990s | 6,204 kg per hectare | 5,099 kg per hectare | 1,106 kg per hectare | Egypt |
| 2000s | 7,396 kg per hectare | 6,355 kg per hectare | 1,042 kg per hectare | Egypt |
| 2010s | 6,998 kg per hectare | 7,516 kg per hectare | 518.05 kg per hectare | United States |
| 2020s | 7,248 kg per hectare | 8,197 kg per hectare | 949.17 kg per hectare | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield, Egypt or United States?
- United States, at 8,414 kg per hectare against 7,402 kg per hectare in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield between Egypt and United States?
- 1,012 kg per hectare, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and United States rank globally for cereal yield?
- Egypt ranks 12th and United States ranks 10th 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.