Denmark vs Netherlands: Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom
Denmark
7.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Netherlands
6.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Denmark rank
7th
Netherlands rank
8th
Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom over time
- Denmark
- Netherlands
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 7.04 tonnes per hectare against 6.97 tonnes per hectare in Netherlands, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 125 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.15 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1910s | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.96 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1930s | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.28 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1960s | 4.31 tonnes per hectare | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.075 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | 5.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.3988 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 6.24 tonnes per hectare | 7.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.9233 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 7.01 tonnes per hectare | 8.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 7.28 tonnes per hectare | 8.41 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 7.32 tonnes per hectare | 8.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 7.66 tonnes per hectare | 8.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.6183 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
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 Netherlands?
- Denmark, at 7.04 tonnes per hectare against 6.97 tonnes per hectare in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom between Denmark and Netherlands?
- 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom?
- Denmark ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 8th 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
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.