Denmark vs Sweden: Rye yields

Denmark
5.8 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sweden
5.66 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Denmark rank
2nd
Sweden rank
3rd

Rye yields over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
234567196119922024

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 5.8 tonnes per hectare against 5.66 tonnes per hectare in Sweden, a difference of 0.14 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 3rd of 65 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 3.05 tonnes per hectare 2.63 tonnes per hectare 0.4238 tonnes per hectare Denmark
1970s 3.45 tonnes per hectare 3.44 tonnes per hectare 0.0144 tonnes per hectare Denmark
1980s 4.34 tonnes per hectare 3.79 tonnes per hectare 0.5516 tonnes per hectare Denmark
1990s 4.8 tonnes per hectare 4.66 tonnes per hectare 0.1433 tonnes per hectare Denmark
2000s 4.96 tonnes per hectare 5.39 tonnes per hectare 0.426 tonnes per hectare Sweden
2010s 5.81 tonnes per hectare 5.9 tonnes per hectare 0.0898 tonnes per hectare Sweden
2020s 5.99 tonnes per hectare 5.8 tonnes per hectare 0.1902 tonnes per hectare Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rye yields, Denmark or Sweden?
Denmark, at 5.8 tonnes per hectare against 5.66 tonnes per hectare in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in rye yields between Denmark and Sweden?
0.14 tonnes per hectare, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for rye yields?
Denmark ranks 2nd and Sweden ranks 3rd 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

Indicator
Rye yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
65 places, 3,138 data points, 1275–2024
Last refreshed

Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.