New Zealand vs United States: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
New Zealand
9.1 kg per hectare
in 2024
United States
8.41 kg per hectare
in 2024
New Zealand rank
8th
United States rank
10th
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time
- New Zealand
- United States
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 9.1 kg per hectare against 8.41 kg per hectare in United States, a difference of 0.69 kg per hectare.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 8th and United States ranks 10th of 180 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.3 kg per hectare | 2.95 kg per hectare | 0.3504 kg per hectare | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 3.69 kg per hectare | 3.67 kg per hectare | 0.0169 kg per hectare | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 4.46 kg per hectare | 4.27 kg per hectare | 0.1958 kg per hectare | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 5.61 kg per hectare | 5.1 kg per hectare | 0.5117 kg per hectare | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 6.95 kg per hectare | 6.35 kg per hectare | 0.5904 kg per hectare | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 7.96 kg per hectare | 7.52 kg per hectare | 0.4463 kg per hectare | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 8.76 kg per hectare | 8.24 kg per hectare | 0.5241 kg per hectare | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. gdp per capita, New Zealand or United States?
- New Zealand, at 9.1 kg per hectare against 8.41 kg per hectare in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between New Zealand and United States?
- 0.69 kg per hectare, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and United States rank globally for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 8th and United States ranks 10th 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.
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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.