China vs Turkey: Rye yields
China
3.09 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Turkey
2.85 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
28th
Turkey rank
31st
Rye yields over time
- China
- Turkey
How they compare
China currently reports 3.09 tonnes per hectare against 2.85 tonnes per hectare in Turkey, a difference of 0.24 tonnes per hectare.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 28th and Turkey ranks 31st of 65 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9758 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.1449 tonnes per hectare | Turkey |
| 1970s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.0151 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1980s | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.3344 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 1990s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.0488 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2000s | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 0.1626 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2010s | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 0.4753 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2020s | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 0.4058 tonnes per hectare | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rye yields, China or Turkey?
- China, at 3.09 tonnes per hectare against 2.85 tonnes per hectare in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rye yields between China and Turkey?
- 0.24 tonnes per hectare, with China 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 rye yields?
- China ranks 28th and Turkey ranks 31st 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.