China vs Japan: Cereal yields
China
6.49 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Japan
6.25 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
24th
Japan rank
27th
Cereal yields over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
China currently reports 6.49 tonnes per hectare against 6.25 tonnes per hectare in Japan, a difference of 0.24 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
China ranks 24th and Japan ranks 27th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 4.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | 5.57 tonnes per hectare | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1980s | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | 5.52 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1990s | 4.62 tonnes per hectare | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2000s | 5.13 tonnes per hectare | 6.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.8757 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2010s | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | 6.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.262 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2020s | 6.39 tonnes per hectare | 6.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.0937 tonnes per hectare | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, China or Japan?
- China, at 6.49 tonnes per hectare against 6.25 tonnes per hectare in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between China and Japan?
- 0.24 tonnes per hectare, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for cereal yields?
- China ranks 24th and Japan ranks 27th 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.