China vs France: Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom

China
5.94 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
France
5.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
16th
France rank
14th

Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom over time

  • China
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 5.97 tonnes per hectare against 5.94 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.

China ranks 16th and France ranks 14th of 125 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China France Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9174 tonnes per hectare 3.14 tonnes per hectare 2.22 tonnes per hectare France
1970s 1.55 tonnes per hectare 4.26 tonnes per hectare 2.71 tonnes per hectare France
1980s 2.72 tonnes per hectare 5.65 tonnes per hectare 2.93 tonnes per hectare France
1990s 3.56 tonnes per hectare 6.78 tonnes per hectare 3.22 tonnes per hectare France
2000s 4.25 tonnes per hectare 6.95 tonnes per hectare 2.71 tonnes per hectare France
2010s 5.22 tonnes per hectare 7.03 tonnes per hectare 1.81 tonnes per hectare France
2020s 5.83 tonnes per hectare 6.76 tonnes per hectare 0.9298 tonnes per hectare France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom, China or France?
France, at 5.97 tonnes per hectare against 5.94 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom between China and France?
0.03 tonnes per hectare, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and France?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do China and France rank globally for long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom?
China ranks 16th and France ranks 14th 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.