Ireland vs Netherlands: Cereal yields
Ireland
7.32 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Netherlands
6.81 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ireland rank
13th
Netherlands rank
15th
Cereal yields over time
- Ireland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 7.32 tonnes per hectare against 6.81 tonnes per hectare in Netherlands, a difference of 0.51 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
Ireland ranks 13th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 185 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.38 tonnes per hectare | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | 0.5856 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 4.13 tonnes per hectare | 4.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.5664 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 5.52 tonnes per hectare | 6.48 tonnes per hectare | 0.9542 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 6.5 tonnes per hectare | 7.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.9715 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 7.32 tonnes per hectare | 7.89 tonnes per hectare | 0.5699 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 8.03 tonnes per hectare | 8.45 tonnes per hectare | 0.4275 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 7.76 tonnes per hectare | 7.91 tonnes per hectare | 0.144 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Ireland or Netherlands?
- Ireland, at 7.32 tonnes per hectare against 6.81 tonnes per hectare in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Ireland and Netherlands?
- 0.51 tonnes per hectare, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Netherlands?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Netherlands rank globally for cereal yields?
- Ireland ranks 13th and Netherlands ranks 15th 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.