What is the difference in corn yields between Belgium and Netherlands?

0.12 tonnes per hectare, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

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.

Belgium vs Netherlands: Corn yields

Belgium

8.33 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Netherlands

8.45 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Belgium rank

28th

Netherlands rank

27th

Corn yields over time

Belgium
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 8.45 tonnes per hectare against 8.33 tonnes per hectare in Belgium, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 28th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 171 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	11.54 tonnes per hectare	10.08 tonnes per hectare	1.46 tonnes per hectare	Belgium
2010s	10.34 tonnes per hectare	11.08 tonnes per hectare	0.7319 tonnes per hectare	Netherlands
2020s	8.71 tonnes per hectare	9.2 tonnes per hectare	0.4919 tonnes per hectare	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn yields, Belgium or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 8.45 tonnes per hectare against 8.33 tonnes per hectare in Belgium as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn yields between Belgium and Netherlands?: 0.12 tonnes per hectare, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for corn yields?: Belgium ranks 28th and Netherlands ranks 27th 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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Indicator: Corn yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); 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: 171 places, 9,544 data points, 1866–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.