France vs Japan: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
France
6.28 kg per hectare
in 2024
Japan
6.25 kg per hectare
in 2023
France rank
22nd
Japan rank
23rd
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
France currently reports 6.28 kg per hectare against 6.25 kg per hectare in Japan, a difference of 0.03 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
France ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 23rd of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.02 kg per hectare | 4.6 kg per hectare | 1.58 kg per hectare | Japan |
| 1970s | 4.03 kg per hectare | 5.57 kg per hectare | 1.53 kg per hectare | Japan |
| 1980s | 5.44 kg per hectare | 5.52 kg per hectare | 0.0741 kg per hectare | Japan |
| 1990s | 6.73 kg per hectare | 5.8 kg per hectare | 0.922 kg per hectare | France |
| 2000s | 7 kg per hectare | 6.01 kg per hectare | 0.9917 kg per hectare | France |
| 2010s | 7.08 kg per hectare | 6.2 kg per hectare | 0.8814 kg per hectare | France |
| 2020s | 6.87 kg per hectare | 6.3 kg per hectare | 0.5708 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, France or Japan?
- France, at 6.28 kg per hectare against 6.25 kg per hectare in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between France and Japan?
- 0.03 kg per hectare, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- France ranks 22nd 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.