France vs Netherlands: Corn yields
France
9.2 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Netherlands
8.45 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
France rank
24th
Netherlands rank
27th
Corn yields over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
France currently reports 9.2 tonnes per hectare against 8.45 tonnes per hectare in Netherlands, a difference of 0.75 tonnes per hectare.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
France ranks 24th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 171 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.75 tonnes per hectare | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | 0.2072 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 4.9 tonnes per hectare | 4.98 tonnes per hectare | 0.0772 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 6.38 tonnes per hectare | 6.95 tonnes per hectare | 0.57 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 7.97 tonnes per hectare | 7.98 tonnes per hectare | 0.0131 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 8.71 tonnes per hectare | 10.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 9.01 tonnes per hectare | 11.08 tonnes per hectare | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 8.86 tonnes per hectare | 9.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.3476 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, France or Netherlands?
- France, at 9.2 tonnes per hectare against 8.45 tonnes per hectare in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between France and Netherlands?
- 0.75 tonnes per hectare, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for corn yields?
- France ranks 24th 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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About this data
Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.