Denmark vs Japan: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
Denmark
6.1 kg per hectare
in 2024
Japan
6.25 kg per hectare
in 2023
Denmark rank
25th
Japan rank
23rd
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time
- Denmark
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 6.25 kg per hectare against 6.1 kg per hectare in Denmark, a difference of 0.15 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Denmark ranks 25th and Japan ranks 23rd of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.77 kg per hectare | 4.6 kg per hectare | 0.8258 kg per hectare | Japan |
| 1970s | 3.87 kg per hectare | 5.57 kg per hectare | 1.69 kg per hectare | Japan |
| 1980s | 4.73 kg per hectare | 5.52 kg per hectare | 0.7862 kg per hectare | Japan |
| 1990s | 5.81 kg per hectare | 5.8 kg per hectare | 0.0021 kg per hectare | Denmark |
| 2000s | 6.06 kg per hectare | 6.01 kg per hectare | 0.0525 kg per hectare | Denmark |
| 2010s | 6.3 kg per hectare | 6.2 kg per hectare | 0.098 kg per hectare | Denmark |
| 2020s | 6.55 kg per hectare | 6.3 kg per hectare | 0.2456 kg per hectare | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. gdp per capita, Denmark or Japan?
- Japan, at 6.25 kg per hectare against 6.1 kg per hectare in Denmark as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between Denmark and Japan?
- 0.15 kg per hectare, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Japan rank globally for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Denmark ranks 25th 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) β 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.
Individual pages
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.