Belgium vs Denmark: Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom

Belgium
6.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Denmark
7.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Belgium rank
10th
Denmark rank
7th

Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom over time

  • Belgium
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 7.04 tonnes per hectare against 6.62 tonnes per hectare in Belgium, a difference of 0.42 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.

Belgium ranks 10th and Denmark ranks 7th of 125 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Denmark in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Denmark Difference Ahead
1850s 1.05 tonnes per hectare 1.2 tonnes per hectare 0.15 tonnes per hectare Denmark
1910s 2.53 tonnes per hectare 3.31 tonnes per hectare 0.78 tonnes per hectare Denmark
1930s 2.77 tonnes per hectare 2.81 tonnes per hectare 0.04 tonnes per hectare Denmark
1950s 3.22 tonnes per hectare 3.65 tonnes per hectare 0.43 tonnes per hectare Denmark
1970s 4.82 tonnes per hectare 5.27 tonnes per hectare 0.4505 tonnes per hectare Denmark
2000s 8.44 tonnes per hectare 7.28 tonnes per hectare 1.17 tonnes per hectare Belgium
2010s 8.73 tonnes per hectare 7.32 tonnes per hectare 1.41 tonnes per hectare Belgium
2020s 8.17 tonnes per hectare 7.66 tonnes per hectare 0.5056 tonnes per hectare Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom, Belgium or Denmark?
Denmark, at 7.04 tonnes per hectare against 6.62 tonnes per hectare in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom between Belgium and Denmark?
0.42 tonnes per hectare, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
30 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom?
Belgium ranks 10th and Denmark ranks 7th of 125 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 6,961 data points, 1275–2024
Last refreshed

Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.