Germany vs Ireland: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production
Germany
6.79 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ireland
7.32 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Germany rank
16th
Ireland rank
13th
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production over time
- Germany
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 7.32 tonnes per hectare against 6.79 tonnes per hectare in Germany, a difference of 0.53 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ireland ahead.
Germany ranks 16th and Ireland ranks 13th of 186 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | 3.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.2987 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
| 1970s | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | 4.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.2882 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
| 1980s | 4.78 tonnes per hectare | 5.52 tonnes per hectare | 0.7421 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
| 1990s | 6.02 tonnes per hectare | 6.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.4801 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
| 2000s | 6.66 tonnes per hectare | 7.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.6621 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
| 2010s | 7.06 tonnes per hectare | 8.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.9714 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
| 2020s | 7.01 tonnes per hectare | 7.76 tonnes per hectare | 0.753 tonnes per hectare | Ireland |
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, Germany or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 7.32 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 Germany and Ireland?
- 0.53 tonnes per hectare, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Ireland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Ireland rank globally for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Germany ranks 16th and Ireland ranks 13th 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.