Greece vs Sri Lanka: Cereal yields
Greece
4.05 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sri Lanka
4.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Greece rank
65th
Sri Lanka rank
64th
Cereal yields over time
- Greece
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 4.07 tonnes per hectare against 4.05 tonnes per hectare in Greece, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Greece ranks 65th and Sri Lanka ranks 64th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 6 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 0.3704 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 0.3756 tonnes per hectare | Greece |
| 1980s | 3.48 tonnes per hectare | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | 0.6583 tonnes per hectare | Greece |
| 1990s | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.6126 tonnes per hectare | Greece |
| 2000s | 3.99 tonnes per hectare | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 0.4658 tonnes per hectare | Greece |
| 2010s | 4.19 tonnes per hectare | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.3864 tonnes per hectare | Greece |
| 2020s | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | 4.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.1095 tonnes per hectare | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Greece or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 4.07 tonnes per hectare against 4.05 tonnes per hectare in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Greece and Sri Lanka?
- 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Sri Lanka?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Sri Lanka rank globally for cereal yields?
- Greece ranks 65th and Sri Lanka ranks 64th 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.