China vs United Kingdom: Cereal yields
China
6.49 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United Kingdom
6.56 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
24th
United Kingdom rank
22nd
Cereal yields over time
- China
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 6.56 tonnes per hectare against 6.49 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.
China ranks 24th and United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 185 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 3.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | 4.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | 5.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 4.62 tonnes per hectare | 6.65 tonnes per hectare | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 5.13 tonnes per hectare | 7.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | 7.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 6.39 tonnes per hectare | 6.92 tonnes per hectare | 0.5394 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, China or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 6.56 tonnes per hectare against 6.49 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between China and United Kingdom?
- 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United Kingdom?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and United Kingdom rank globally for cereal yields?
- China ranks 24th and United Kingdom ranks 22nd 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.