Poland vs Switzerland: Cereal yields

Poland
4.85 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Switzerland
4.58 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Poland rank
50th
Switzerland rank
53rd

Cereal yields over time

  • Poland
  • Switzerland
2468196119922024

How they compare

Poland currently reports 4.85 tonnes per hectare against 4.58 tonnes per hectare in Switzerland, a difference of 0.27 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.

Poland ranks 50th and Switzerland ranks 53rd of 185 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 1.85 tonnes per hectare 3.47 tonnes per hectare 1.61 tonnes per hectare Switzerland
1970s 2.47 tonnes per hectare 4.37 tonnes per hectare 1.9 tonnes per hectare Switzerland
1980s 2.83 tonnes per hectare 5.5 tonnes per hectare 2.67 tonnes per hectare Switzerland
1990s 2.9 tonnes per hectare 6.14 tonnes per hectare 3.24 tonnes per hectare Switzerland
2000s 3.1 tonnes per hectare 6.24 tonnes per hectare 3.14 tonnes per hectare Switzerland
2010s 3.77 tonnes per hectare 6.37 tonnes per hectare 2.6 tonnes per hectare Switzerland
2020s 4.77 tonnes per hectare 5.77 tonnes per hectare 1 tonnes per hectare Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal yields, Poland or Switzerland?
Poland, at 4.85 tonnes per hectare against 4.58 tonnes per hectare in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereal yields between Poland and Switzerland?
0.27 tonnes per hectare, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Switzerland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Poland and Switzerland rank globally for cereal yields?
Poland ranks 50th and Switzerland ranks 53rd 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

Indicator
Cereal yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 10,534 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per hectare.