Denmark vs Zambia: Crop yields

Denmark
7.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zambia
7.09 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Denmark rank
7th
Zambia rank
4th

Crop yields over time

  • Denmark
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 7.09 tonnes per hectare against 7.04 tonnes per hectare in Denmark, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 4th of 125 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 4.31 tonnes per hectare 1.8 tonnes per hectare 2.5 tonnes per hectare Denmark
1970s 4.89 tonnes per hectare 2.47 tonnes per hectare 2.42 tonnes per hectare Denmark
1980s 6.24 tonnes per hectare 3.97 tonnes per hectare 2.27 tonnes per hectare Denmark
1990s 7.01 tonnes per hectare 5.29 tonnes per hectare 1.72 tonnes per hectare Denmark
2000s 7.28 tonnes per hectare 6.52 tonnes per hectare 0.7611 tonnes per hectare Denmark
2010s 7.32 tonnes per hectare 6.58 tonnes per hectare 0.7378 tonnes per hectare Denmark
2020s 7.66 tonnes per hectare 7.17 tonnes per hectare 0.4949 tonnes per hectare Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop yields, Denmark or Zambia?
Zambia, at 7.09 tonnes per hectare against 7.04 tonnes per hectare in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in crop yields between Denmark and Zambia?
0.05 tonnes per hectare, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Zambia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Zambia rank globally for crop yields?
Denmark ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 4th 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.