New Zealand vs United States: Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
Cereal yield (kg per hectare) over time
- New Zealand
- United States
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 9,102 kg per hectare against 8,414 kg per hectare in United States, a difference of 688 kg per hectare.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 8th and United States ranks 10th of 181 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,299 kg per hectare | 2,949 kg per hectare | 350.38 kg per hectare | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 3,685 kg per hectare | 3,668 kg per hectare | 16.88 kg per hectare | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 4,465 kg per hectare | 4,269 kg per hectare | 195.81 kg per hectare | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 5,610 kg per hectare | 5,099 kg per hectare | 511.68 kg per hectare | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 6,945 kg per hectare | 6,355 kg per hectare | 590.35 kg per hectare | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 7,962 kg per hectare | 7,516 kg per hectare | 446.35 kg per hectare | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 8,764 kg per hectare | 8,240 kg per hectare | 524.1 kg per hectare | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield, New Zealand or United States?
- New Zealand, at 9,102 kg per hectare against 8,414 kg per hectare in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield between New Zealand and United States?
- 688 kg per hectare, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and United States rank globally for cereal yield?
- New Zealand ranks 8th 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.