Ireland vs Netherlands: Cereal yield
Cereal yield over time
- Ireland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 7,325 kg per hectare against 6,806 kg per hectare in Netherlands, a difference of 519 kg per hectare.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
Ireland ranks 13th and Netherlands ranks 16th of 181 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,377 kg per hectare | 3,963 kg per hectare | 585.6 kg per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 4,131 kg per hectare | 4,698 kg per hectare | 566.43 kg per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 5,521 kg per hectare | 6,475 kg per hectare | 954.21 kg per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 6,498 kg per hectare | 7,469 kg per hectare | 971.45 kg per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 7,321 kg per hectare | 7,891 kg per hectare | 569.88 kg per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 8,027 kg per hectare | 8,455 kg per hectare | 427.52 kg per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 7,764 kg per hectare | 7,908 kg per hectare | 143.98 kg per hectare | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield, Ireland or Netherlands?
- Ireland, at 7,325 kg per hectare against 6,806 kg per hectare in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield between Ireland and Netherlands?
- 519 kg per hectare, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for cereal yield?
- Ireland ranks 13th and Netherlands ranks 16th 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.