China vs Taiwan: Cereal yields
China
6.49 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Taiwan
6.43 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
24th
Taiwan rank
25th
Cereal yields over time
- China
- Taiwan
How they compare
China currently reports 6.49 tonnes per hectare against 6.43 tonnes per hectare in Taiwan, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Taiwan ahead.
China ranks 24th and Taiwan ranks 25th of 185 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | 4.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | 4.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 4.62 tonnes per hectare | 5.37 tonnes per hectare | 0.7435 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 5.13 tonnes per hectare | 5.77 tonnes per hectare | 0.6378 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | 6.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.3279 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 6.39 tonnes per hectare | 6.55 tonnes per hectare | 0.1612 tonnes per hectare | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, China or Taiwan?
- China, at 6.49 tonnes per hectare against 6.43 tonnes per hectare in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between China and Taiwan?
- 0.06 tonnes per hectare, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Taiwan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Taiwan rank globally for cereal yields?
- China ranks 24th and Taiwan ranks 25th 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.