China vs Turkey: Millet yields
China
3.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Turkey
3.8 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
6th
Turkey rank
4th
Millet yields over time
- China
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 3.8 tonnes per hectare against 3.15 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 0.65 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Turkey ahead.
China ranks 6th and Turkey ranks 4th of 88 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 0.2371 tonnes per hectare | Turkey |
| 1970s | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.0755 tonnes per hectare | Turkey |
| 1980s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 0.1419 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1990s | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.5442 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2000s | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 0.0962 tonnes per hectare | Turkey |
| 2010s | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.3089 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2020s | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | 3.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.28 tonnes per hectare | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher millet yields, China or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 3.8 tonnes per hectare against 3.15 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in millet yields between China and Turkey?
- 0.65 tonnes per hectare, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Turkey?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Turkey rank globally for millet yields?
- China ranks 6th and Turkey ranks 4th of 88 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.