Portugal vs Sweden: Cereal yields

Portugal
5.31 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sweden
5.24 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Portugal rank
37th
Sweden rank
38th

Cereal yields over time

  • Portugal
  • Sweden
0246196119922024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 5.31 tonnes per hectare against 5.24 tonnes per hectare in Sweden, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Portugal ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 38th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9061 tonnes per hectare 2.92 tonnes per hectare 2.01 tonnes per hectare Sweden
1970s 1.08 tonnes per hectare 3.47 tonnes per hectare 2.39 tonnes per hectare Sweden
1980s 1.48 tonnes per hectare 3.89 tonnes per hectare 2.42 tonnes per hectare Sweden
1990s 2.26 tonnes per hectare 4.41 tonnes per hectare 2.15 tonnes per hectare Sweden
2000s 2.96 tonnes per hectare 4.77 tonnes per hectare 1.81 tonnes per hectare Sweden
2010s 4.41 tonnes per hectare 5.24 tonnes per hectare 0.8349 tonnes per hectare Sweden
2020s 5.25 tonnes per hectare 5.37 tonnes per hectare 0.1275 tonnes per hectare Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal yields, Portugal or Sweden?
Portugal, at 5.31 tonnes per hectare against 5.24 tonnes per hectare in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereal yields between Portugal and Sweden?
0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for cereal yields?
Portugal ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 38th 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.