China vs France: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
China
6.42 kg per hectare
in 2023
France
6.28 kg per hectare
in 2024
China rank
21st
France rank
22nd
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time
- China
- France
How they compare
China currently reports 6.42 kg per hectare against 6.28 kg per hectare in France, a difference of 0.14 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
China ranks 21st and France ranks 22nd of 180 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.67 kg per hectare | 3.02 kg per hectare | 1.35 kg per hectare | France |
| 1970s | 2.44 kg per hectare | 4.03 kg per hectare | 1.6 kg per hectare | France |
| 1980s | 3.68 kg per hectare | 5.44 kg per hectare | 1.77 kg per hectare | France |
| 1990s | 4.62 kg per hectare | 6.73 kg per hectare | 2.1 kg per hectare | France |
| 2000s | 5.13 kg per hectare | 7 kg per hectare | 1.87 kg per hectare | France |
| 2010s | 5.94 kg per hectare | 7.08 kg per hectare | 1.15 kg per hectare | France |
| 2020s | 6.35 kg per hectare | 6.87 kg per hectare | 0.5205 kg per hectare | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. gdp per capita, China or France?
- China, at 6.42 kg per hectare against 6.28 kg per hectare in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between China and France?
- 0.14 kg per hectare, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and France?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and France rank globally for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- China ranks 21st and France ranks 22nd 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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About this data
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.