Denmark vs Germany: Rye yields
Denmark
5.8 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Germany
4.83 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Denmark rank
2nd
Germany rank
4th
Rye yields over time
- Denmark
- Germany
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 5.8 tonnes per hectare against 4.83 tonnes per hectare in Germany, a difference of 0.97 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 4th of 65 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.4475 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1970s | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.3493 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1980s | 4.34 tonnes per hectare | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.7816 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1990s | 4.8 tonnes per hectare | 4.85 tonnes per hectare | 0.0419 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 2000s | 4.96 tonnes per hectare | 5.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.1685 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 2010s | 5.81 tonnes per hectare | 5.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.6229 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 2020s | 5.99 tonnes per hectare | 5.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.8036 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rye yields, Denmark or Germany?
- Denmark, at 5.8 tonnes per hectare against 4.83 tonnes per hectare in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rye yields between Denmark and Germany?
- 0.97 tonnes per hectare, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for rye yields?
- Denmark ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 4th 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.