Germany vs Turkey: Corn yields
Germany
10.05 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Turkey
10.26 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Germany rank
17th
Turkey rank
16th
Corn yields over time
- Germany
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 10.26 tonnes per hectare against 10.05 tonnes per hectare in Germany, a difference of 0.21 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 16th of 170 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.89 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 1970s | 5.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 1980s | 6.49 tonnes per hectare | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 1990s | 7.68 tonnes per hectare | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 2000s | 9.02 tonnes per hectare | 5.83 tonnes per hectare | 3.18 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 2010s | 9.55 tonnes per hectare | 8.69 tonnes per hectare | 0.8605 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 2020s | 9.61 tonnes per hectare | 9.46 tonnes per hectare | 0.1503 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Germany or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 10.26 tonnes per hectare against 10.05 tonnes per hectare in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Germany and Turkey?
- 0.21 tonnes per hectare, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Turkey?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Turkey rank globally for corn yields?
- Germany ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 16th 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.