Ireland vs World: Cereal yield
Cereal yield over time
- Ireland
- World
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 7,325 kg per hectare against 3,955 kg per hectare in World, a difference of 3,370 kg per hectare.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.9 times World's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 13th and World ranks 13th of 181 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,377 kg per hectare | 1,631 kg per hectare | 1,746 kg per hectare | Ireland |
| 1970s | 4,131 kg per hectare | 2,062 kg per hectare | 2,069 kg per hectare | Ireland |
| 1980s | 5,521 kg per hectare | 2,582 kg per hectare | 2,939 kg per hectare | Ireland |
| 1990s | 6,498 kg per hectare | 2,888 kg per hectare | 3,609 kg per hectare | Ireland |
| 2000s | 7,321 kg per hectare | 3,278 kg per hectare | 4,044 kg per hectare | Ireland |
| 2010s | 8,027 kg per hectare | 3,872 kg per hectare | 4,156 kg per hectare | Ireland |
| 2020s | 7,764 kg per hectare | 4,133 kg per hectare | 3,631 kg per hectare | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield, Ireland or World?
- Ireland, at 7,325 kg per hectare against 3,955 kg per hectare in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield between Ireland and World?
- 3,370 kg per hectare, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and World?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and World rank globally for cereal yield?
- Ireland ranks 13th and World ranks 13th 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.