Denmark vs Germany: Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom
Denmark
7.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Germany
7.08 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Denmark rank
7th
Germany rank
5th
Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom over time
- Denmark
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 7.08 tonnes per hectare against 7.04 tonnes per hectare in Denmark, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 7th and Germany ranks 5th of 126 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 9 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.99 tonnes per hectare | 0.21 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1910s | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | 0.89 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1930s | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 0.81 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1950s | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1960s | 4.31 tonnes per hectare | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 0.7823 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1970s | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | 4.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.5501 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1980s | 6.24 tonnes per hectare | 5.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.6777 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1990s | 7.01 tonnes per hectare | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | 0.1534 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 2000s | 7.28 tonnes per hectare | 7.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.1486 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 2010s | 7.32 tonnes per hectare | 7.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.2424 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 2020s | 7.66 tonnes per hectare | 7.44 tonnes per hectare | 0.2198 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom, Denmark or Germany?
- Germany, at 7.08 tonnes per hectare against 7.04 tonnes per hectare in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom between Denmark and Germany?
- 0.04 tonnes per hectare, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom?
- Denmark ranks 7th and Germany ranks 5th of 126 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
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.