Belgium vs Ireland: Cereal yields
Belgium
6.86 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ireland
7.32 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Belgium rank
14th
Ireland rank
13th
Cereal yields over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 7.32 tonnes per hectare against 6.86 tonnes per hectare in Belgium, a difference of 0.46 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 14th and Ireland ranks 13th of 185 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.67 tonnes per hectare | 7.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | Belgium |
| 2010s | 8.85 tonnes per hectare | 8.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.8249 tonnes per hectare | Belgium |
| 2020s | 8.06 tonnes per hectare | 7.76 tonnes per hectare | 0.2922 tonnes per hectare | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Belgium or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 7.32 tonnes per hectare against 6.86 tonnes per hectare in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Belgium and Ireland?
- 0.46 tonnes per hectare, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for cereal yields?
- Belgium ranks 14th and Ireland ranks 13th of 185 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.