China vs France: Crop yields
China
5.94 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
France
5.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
16th
France rank
14th
Crop yields over time
- China
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 5.97 tonnes per hectare against 5.94 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
China ranks 16th and France ranks 14th of 125 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9174 tonnes per hectare | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1970s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1980s | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | 5.65 tonnes per hectare | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1990s | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 6.78 tonnes per hectare | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2000s | 4.25 tonnes per hectare | 6.95 tonnes per hectare | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2010s | 5.22 tonnes per hectare | 7.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2020s | 5.83 tonnes per hectare | 6.76 tonnes per hectare | 0.9298 tonnes per hectare | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crop yields, China or France?
- France, at 5.97 tonnes per hectare against 5.94 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in crop yields between China and France?
- 0.03 tonnes per hectare, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and France?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and France rank globally for crop yields?
- China ranks 16th and France ranks 14th of 125 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 Crop yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.