China vs Japan: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
China
6.42 kg per hectare
in 2023
Japan
6.25 kg per hectare
in 2023
China rank
21st
Japan rank
23rd
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
China currently reports 6.42 kg per hectare against 6.25 kg per hectare in Japan, a difference of 0.17 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
China ranks 21st and Japan ranks 23rd of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.67 kg per hectare | 4.6 kg per hectare | 2.93 kg per hectare | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.44 kg per hectare | 5.57 kg per hectare | 3.13 kg per hectare | Japan |
| 1980s | 3.68 kg per hectare | 5.52 kg per hectare | 1.84 kg per hectare | Japan |
| 1990s | 4.62 kg per hectare | 5.8 kg per hectare | 1.18 kg per hectare | Japan |
| 2000s | 5.13 kg per hectare | 6.01 kg per hectare | 0.8755 kg per hectare | Japan |
| 2010s | 5.94 kg per hectare | 6.2 kg per hectare | 0.264 kg per hectare | Japan |
| 2020s | 6.35 kg per hectare | 6.3 kg per hectare | 0.0502 kg per hectare | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. gdp per capita, China or Japan?
- China, at 6.42 kg per hectare against 6.25 kg per hectare in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between China and Japan?
- 0.17 kg per hectare, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- China ranks 21st and Japan ranks 23rd 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.