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
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
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.