Germany vs Zambia: Crop yields
Germany
7.08 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zambia
7.09 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Germany rank
5th
Zambia rank
4th
Crop yields over time
- Germany
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 7.09 tonnes per hectare against 7.08 tonnes per hectare in Germany, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 4th of 125 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 1970s | 4.34 tonnes per hectare | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 1980s | 5.56 tonnes per hectare | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 1990s | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | 5.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 2000s | 7.43 tonnes per hectare | 6.52 tonnes per hectare | 0.9097 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 2010s | 7.56 tonnes per hectare | 6.58 tonnes per hectare | 0.9803 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 2020s | 7.44 tonnes per hectare | 7.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.275 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher crop yields, Germany or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 7.09 tonnes per hectare against 7.08 tonnes per hectare in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in crop yields between Germany and Zambia?
- 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Zambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Zambia rank globally for crop yields?
- Germany ranks 5th 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
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.