China vs Vietnam: Millet yields
China
3.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Vietnam
2.67 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
6th
Vietnam rank
9th
Millet yields over time
- China
- Vietnam
How they compare
China currently reports 3.15 tonnes per hectare against 2.67 tonnes per hectare in Vietnam, a difference of 0.48 tonnes per hectare.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was China ahead.
China ranks 6th and Vietnam ranks 9th of 88 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 0.9474 tonnes per hectare | 0.7968 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2000s | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.8207 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2010s | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 0.8468 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2020s | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher millet yields, China or Vietnam?
- China, at 3.15 tonnes per hectare against 2.67 tonnes per hectare in Vietnam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in millet yields between China and Vietnam?
- 0.48 tonnes per hectare, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Vietnam?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do China and Vietnam rank globally for millet yields?
- China ranks 6th and Vietnam ranks 9th 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.