China vs Japan: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production
China
6.49 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Japan
6.25 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
24th
Japan rank
27th
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
China currently reports 6.49 tonnes per hectare against 6.25 tonnes per hectare in Japan, a difference of 0.24 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
China ranks 24th and Japan ranks 27th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 4.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | 5.57 tonnes per hectare | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1980s | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | 5.52 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1990s | 4.62 tonnes per hectare | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2000s | 5.13 tonnes per hectare | 6.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.8757 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2010s | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | 6.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.262 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2020s | 6.39 tonnes per hectare | 6.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.0937 tonnes per hectare | China |
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, China or Japan?
- China, at 6.49 tonnes per hectare against 6.25 tonnes per hectare in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production between China and Japan?
- 0.24 tonnes per hectare, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- China ranks 24th and Japan ranks 27th 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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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.