Germany vs Netherlands: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production
Germany
6.79 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Netherlands
6.81 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Germany rank
16th
Netherlands rank
15th
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production over time
- Germany
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 6.81 tonnes per hectare against 6.79 tonnes per hectare in Germany, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 186 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | 0.8843 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 3.84 tonnes per hectare | 4.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.8546 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 4.78 tonnes per hectare | 6.48 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 6.02 tonnes per hectare | 7.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 6.66 tonnes per hectare | 7.89 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 7.06 tonnes per hectare | 8.45 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 7.01 tonnes per hectare | 7.91 tonnes per hectare | 0.897 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
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 Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 6.81 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 Netherlands?
- 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Germany ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 15th 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.