Austria vs Germany: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production

Austria
6.72 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Germany
6.79 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Austria rank
17th
Germany rank
16th

Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production over time

  • Austria
  • Germany
2468196119922024

How they compare

Germany currently reports 6.79 tonnes per hectare against 6.72 tonnes per hectare in Austria, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 17th and Germany ranks 16th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Germany Difference Ahead
1960s 2.85 tonnes per hectare 3.08 tonnes per hectare 0.2294 tonnes per hectare Germany
1970s 3.83 tonnes per hectare 3.84 tonnes per hectare 0.0105 tonnes per hectare Germany
1980s 4.92 tonnes per hectare 4.78 tonnes per hectare 0.1391 tonnes per hectare Austria
1990s 5.51 tonnes per hectare 6.02 tonnes per hectare 0.5112 tonnes per hectare Germany
2000s 5.95 tonnes per hectare 6.66 tonnes per hectare 0.7094 tonnes per hectare Germany
2010s 6.47 tonnes per hectare 7.06 tonnes per hectare 0.5896 tonnes per hectare Germany
2020s 7.03 tonnes per hectare 7.01 tonnes per hectare 0.0224 tonnes per hectare Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production, Austria or Germany?
Germany, at 6.79 tonnes per hectare against 6.72 tonnes per hectare in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production between Austria and Germany?
0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Austria and Germany rank globally for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
Austria ranks 17th and Germany ranks 16th of 186 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 Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production
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.