France vs Portugal: Corn yields
France
9.2 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Portugal
9.48 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
France rank
24th
Portugal rank
22nd
Corn yields over time
- France
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 9.48 tonnes per hectare against 9.2 tonnes per hectare in France, a difference of 0.28 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
France ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.75 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1970s | 4.9 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1980s | 6.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 4.25 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1990s | 7.97 tonnes per hectare | 4.24 tonnes per hectare | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2000s | 8.71 tonnes per hectare | 5.77 tonnes per hectare | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2010s | 9.01 tonnes per hectare | 8.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.6629 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2020s | 8.86 tonnes per hectare | 9.74 tonnes per hectare | 0.8879 tonnes per hectare | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, France or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 9.48 tonnes per hectare against 9.2 tonnes per hectare in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between France and Portugal?
- 0.28 tonnes per hectare, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Portugal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do France and Portugal rank globally for corn yields?
- France ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 170 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.