Denmark vs Egypt: Crop yields

Denmark
7.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Egypt
6.78 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Denmark rank
7th
Egypt rank
9th

Crop yields over time

  • Denmark
  • Egypt
2468196119922024

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 7.04 tonnes per hectare against 6.78 tonnes per hectare in Egypt, a difference of 0.26 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 7th and Egypt ranks 9th of 125 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Egypt Difference Ahead
1960s 4.31 tonnes per hectare 2.58 tonnes per hectare 1.73 tonnes per hectare Denmark
1970s 4.89 tonnes per hectare 3.25 tonnes per hectare 1.64 tonnes per hectare Denmark
1980s 6.24 tonnes per hectare 3.91 tonnes per hectare 2.32 tonnes per hectare Denmark
1990s 7.01 tonnes per hectare 5.46 tonnes per hectare 1.56 tonnes per hectare Denmark
2000s 7.28 tonnes per hectare 6.45 tonnes per hectare 0.8311 tonnes per hectare Denmark
2010s 7.32 tonnes per hectare 6.44 tonnes per hectare 0.8783 tonnes per hectare Denmark
2020s 7.66 tonnes per hectare 6.69 tonnes per hectare 0.9686 tonnes per hectare Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop yields, Denmark or Egypt?
Denmark, at 7.04 tonnes per hectare against 6.78 tonnes per hectare in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in crop yields between Denmark and Egypt?
0.26 tonnes per hectare, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Egypt?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Egypt rank globally for crop yields?
Denmark ranks 7th and Egypt ranks 9th 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

Indicator
Crop yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 6,889 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.