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

Belgium
6.86 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Germany
6.79 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Belgium rank
14th
Germany rank
16th

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

  • Belgium
  • Germany
246810196119922024

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 6.86 tonnes per hectare against 6.79 tonnes per hectare in Germany, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 14th and Germany ranks 16th of 186 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Germany Difference Ahead
2000s 8.67 tonnes per hectare 6.66 tonnes per hectare 2.01 tonnes per hectare Belgium
2010s 8.85 tonnes per hectare 7.06 tonnes per hectare 1.8 tonnes per hectare Belgium
2020s 8.06 tonnes per hectare 7.01 tonnes per hectare 1.05 tonnes per hectare Belgium

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, Belgium or Germany?
Belgium, at 6.86 tonnes per hectare against 6.79 tonnes per hectare in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production between Belgium and Germany?
0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
Belgium ranks 14th 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.