China vs France: Millet yields
China
3.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
France
3.79 tonnes per hectare
in 2017
China rank
6th
France rank
5th
Millet yields over time
- China
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 3.79 tonnes per hectare against 3.15 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 0.64 tonnes per hectare.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
China ranks 6th and France ranks 5th of 89 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.3287 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1970s | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 0.5387 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1980s | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 2.96 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2000s | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2010s | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher millet yields, China or France?
- France, at 3.79 tonnes per hectare against 3.15 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2017.
- What is the difference in millet yields between China and France?
- 0.64 tonnes per hectare, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and France?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
- How do China and France rank globally for millet yields?
- China ranks 6th and France ranks 5th of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Millet yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.