Germany vs Sweden: Rye yields

Germany
4.83 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sweden
5.66 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Germany rank
4th
Sweden rank
3rd

Rye yields over time

  • Germany
  • Sweden
234567196119922024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 5.66 tonnes per hectare against 4.83 tonnes per hectare in Germany, a difference of 0.83 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Germany ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 3rd of 65 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 2.61 tonnes per hectare 2.63 tonnes per hectare 0.0237 tonnes per hectare Sweden
1970s 3.1 tonnes per hectare 3.44 tonnes per hectare 0.3349 tonnes per hectare Sweden
1980s 3.56 tonnes per hectare 3.79 tonnes per hectare 0.23 tonnes per hectare Sweden
1990s 4.85 tonnes per hectare 4.66 tonnes per hectare 0.1852 tonnes per hectare Germany
2000s 5.13 tonnes per hectare 5.39 tonnes per hectare 0.2576 tonnes per hectare Sweden
2010s 5.19 tonnes per hectare 5.9 tonnes per hectare 0.7127 tonnes per hectare Sweden
2020s 5.19 tonnes per hectare 5.8 tonnes per hectare 0.6134 tonnes per hectare Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rye yields, Germany or Sweden?
Sweden, at 5.66 tonnes per hectare against 4.83 tonnes per hectare in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in rye yields between Germany and Sweden?
0.83 tonnes per hectare, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for rye yields?
Germany ranks 4th 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.