Denmark vs France: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production
Denmark
6.1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
France
6.28 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Denmark rank
28th
France rank
26th
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production over time
- Denmark
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 6.28 tonnes per hectare against 6.1 tonnes per hectare in Denmark, a difference of 0.18 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 28th and France ranks 26th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and France in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.7572 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1970s | 3.87 tonnes per hectare | 4.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.1619 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1980s | 4.73 tonnes per hectare | 5.44 tonnes per hectare | 0.7121 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1990s | 5.81 tonnes per hectare | 6.73 tonnes per hectare | 0.9199 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2000s | 6.06 tonnes per hectare | 7 tonnes per hectare | 0.9391 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2010s | 6.3 tonnes per hectare | 7.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.7834 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2020s | 6.46 tonnes per hectare | 6.76 tonnes per hectare | 0.297 tonnes per hectare | France |
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, Denmark or France?
- France, at 6.28 tonnes per hectare against 6.1 tonnes per hectare in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production between Denmark and France?
- 0.18 tonnes per hectare, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and France?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and France rank globally for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Denmark ranks 28th and France ranks 26th 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.