What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between Belgium and United States?

0.08 kg per hectare, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United States?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs United States: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita

Belgium

8.49 kg per hectare

in 2023

United States

8.41 kg per hectare

in 2024

Belgium rank

9th

United States rank

10th

Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time

Belgium
United States

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 8.49 kg per hectare against 8.41 kg per hectare in United States, a difference of 0.08 kg per hectare.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 9th and United States ranks 10th of 180 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.67 kg per hectare	6.35 kg per hectare	2.32 kg per hectare	Belgium
2010s	8.85 kg per hectare	7.52 kg per hectare	1.34 kg per hectare	Belgium
2020s	8.36 kg per hectare	8.2 kg per hectare	0.1597 kg per hectare	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal yield vs. gdp per capita, Belgium or United States?: Belgium, at 8.49 kg per hectare against 8.41 kg per hectare in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between Belgium and United States?: 0.08 kg per hectare, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and United States?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and United States rank globally for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?: Belgium ranks 9th and United States ranks 10th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
Unit: kg per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 10,279 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.