Austria vs Switzerland: Corn yields
Austria
9.9 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Switzerland
9.98 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Austria rank
20th
Switzerland rank
18th
Corn yields over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 9.98 tonnes per hectare against 9.9 tonnes per hectare in Austria, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Austria ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 171 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.54 tonnes per hectare | 5.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.4687 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 6.19 tonnes per hectare | 6.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.039 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 7.69 tonnes per hectare | 7.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.1099 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 8.61 tonnes per hectare | 8.67 tonnes per hectare | 0.06 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 10 tonnes per hectare | 9.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.9921 tonnes per hectare | Austria |
| 2010s | 10.1 tonnes per hectare | 10.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.1212 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 10.43 tonnes per hectare | 9.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.9574 tonnes per hectare | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Austria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 9.98 tonnes per hectare against 9.9 tonnes per hectare in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Austria and Switzerland?
- 0.08 tonnes per hectare, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for corn yields?
- Austria ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.