France vs Germany: Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre

France
16.39 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany
17.34 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
27th
Germany rank
25th

Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre over time

  • France
  • Germany
0510152025196119922023

How they compare

Germany currently reports 17.34 hectares per square kilometre against 16.39 hectares per square kilometre in France, a difference of 0.95 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times France's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

France ranks 27th and Germany ranks 25th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Germany Difference Ahead
1960s 17.21 hectares per square kilometre 20.81 hectares per square kilometre 3.6 hectares per square kilometre Germany
1970s 17.94 hectares per square kilometre 22.09 hectares per square kilometre 4.15 hectares per square kilometre Germany
1980s 17.73 hectares per square kilometre 21.24 hectares per square kilometre 3.5 hectares per square kilometre Germany
1990s 16.41 hectares per square kilometre 19.02 hectares per square kilometre 2.61 hectares per square kilometre Germany
2000s 17.15 hectares per square kilometre 19.74 hectares per square kilometre 2.59 hectares per square kilometre Germany
2010s 17.48 hectares per square kilometre 18.4 hectares per square kilometre 0.9183 hectares per square kilometre Germany
2020s 16.74 hectares per square kilometre 17.37 hectares per square kilometre 0.6322 hectares per square kilometre Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre, France or Germany?
Germany, at 17.34 hectares per square kilometre against 16.39 hectares per square kilometre in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre between France and Germany?
0.95 hectares per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do France and Germany rank globally for land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre?
France ranks 27th and Germany ranks 25th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land under cereal production (hectares), per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
228 places, 13,192 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.