European Union (27) vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Wheat — Yield
Wheat — Yield over time
- European Union (27)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 7,281 kg/ha against 5,303 kg/ha in European Union (27), a difference of 1,978 kg/ha.
That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.4 times European Union (27)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.
European Union (27) ranks 5th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 4th of 26 groups.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union (27) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,188 kg/ha | 3,968 kg/ha | 1,780 kg/ha | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1970s | 3,029 kg/ha | 4,573 kg/ha | 1,543 kg/ha | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1980s | 4,021 kg/ha | 6,426 kg/ha | 2,405 kg/ha | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1990s | 4,553 kg/ha | 7,453 kg/ha | 2,900 kg/ha | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2000s | 4,890 kg/ha | 7,808 kg/ha | 2,918 kg/ha | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2010s | 5,406 kg/ha | 7,988 kg/ha | 2,581 kg/ha | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2020s | 5,530 kg/ha | 7,755 kg/ha | 2,226 kg/ha | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat — yield, European Union (27) or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 7,281 kg/ha against 5,303 kg/ha in European Union (27) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat — yield between European Union (27) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 1,978 kg/ha, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union (27) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do European Union (27) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for wheat — yield?
- European Union (27) ranks 5th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 4th of 26 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Wheat — Yield. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.