Australia vs Japan: Rye yields
Australia
0.6939 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Japan
0.5 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
Australia rank
62nd
Japan rank
65th
Rye yields over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.6939 tonnes per hectare against 0.5 tonnes per hectare in Japan, a difference of 0.1939 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Australia ranks 62nd and Japan ranks 65th of 65 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4148 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.4096 tonnes per hectare | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.4942 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.6024 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.7493 tonnes per hectare | 0.5441 tonnes per hectare | 0.2052 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rye yields, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 0.6939 tonnes per hectare against 0.5 tonnes per hectare in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rye yields between Australia and Japan?
- 0.1939 tonnes per hectare, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for rye yields?
- Australia ranks 62nd and Japan ranks 65th of 65 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rye yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.