China vs Japan: Cereal yield vs gdp per capita

China
6.42
in 2023
Japan
6.25
in 2023
China rank
21st
Japan rank
23rd

Cereal yield vs gdp per capita over time

  • China
  • Japan
246196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 6.42 against 6.25 in Japan, a difference of 0.17.

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 4.6 2.93 Japan
1970s 2.44 5.57 3.13 Japan
1980s 3.68 5.52 1.84 Japan
1990s 4.62 5.8 1.18 Japan
2000s 5.13 6.01 0.8755 Japan
2010s 5.94 6.2 0.264 Japan
2020s 6.35 6.3 0.0502 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 against 6.25 in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereal yield vs gdp per capita between China and Japan?
0.17, 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?
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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
180 places, 10,279 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed