France vs Japan: Cereal yields
France
6.28 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Japan
6.25 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
France rank
26th
Japan rank
27th
Cereal yields over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
France currently reports 6.28 tonnes per hectare against 6.25 tonnes per hectare in Japan, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
France ranks 26th and Japan ranks 27th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | 4.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1970s | 4.03 tonnes per hectare | 5.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1980s | 5.44 tonnes per hectare | 5.52 tonnes per hectare | 0.0741 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1990s | 6.73 tonnes per hectare | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.922 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2000s | 7 tonnes per hectare | 6.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.9917 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2010s | 7.08 tonnes per hectare | 6.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.8814 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2020s | 6.76 tonnes per hectare | 6.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.4635 tonnes per hectare | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, France or Japan?
- France, at 6.28 tonnes per hectare against 6.25 tonnes per hectare in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between France and Japan?
- 0.03 tonnes per hectare, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for cereal yields?
- France ranks 26th 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.