Austria vs Germany: Cereal yields
Austria
6.72 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Germany
6.79 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Austria rank
17th
Germany rank
16th
Cereal yields over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 6.79 tonnes per hectare against 6.72 tonnes per hectare in Austria, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 17th and Germany ranks 16th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.2294 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 1970s | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | 0.0105 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 1980s | 4.92 tonnes per hectare | 4.78 tonnes per hectare | 0.1391 tonnes per hectare | Austria |
| 1990s | 5.51 tonnes per hectare | 6.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.5112 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 2000s | 5.95 tonnes per hectare | 6.66 tonnes per hectare | 0.7094 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 2010s | 6.47 tonnes per hectare | 7.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.5896 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 2020s | 7.03 tonnes per hectare | 7.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.0224 tonnes per hectare | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Austria or Germany?
- Germany, at 6.79 tonnes per hectare against 6.72 tonnes per hectare in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Austria and Germany?
- 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for cereal yields?
- Austria ranks 17th and Germany ranks 16th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.