Ireland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Wheat — Yield
Wheat — Yield over time
- Ireland
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 8,140 kg/ha against 7,281 kg/ha in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 859 kg/ha.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 2nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 4th of 124 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,624 kg/ha | 3,968 kg/ha | 343.63 kg/ha | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1970s | 4,418 kg/ha | 4,573 kg/ha | 154.65 kg/ha | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1980s | 6,659 kg/ha | 6,426 kg/ha | 233.05 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 1990s | 8,056 kg/ha | 7,453 kg/ha | 602.74 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 2000s | 8,836 kg/ha | 7,808 kg/ha | 1,028 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 2010s | 9,283 kg/ha | 7,988 kg/ha | 1,295 kg/ha | Ireland |
| 2020s | 9,015 kg/ha | 7,755 kg/ha | 1,259 kg/ha | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat — yield, Ireland or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Ireland, at 8,140 kg/ha against 7,281 kg/ha in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat — yield between Ireland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 859 kg/ha, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for wheat — yield?
- Ireland ranks 2nd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 4th of 124 countries.
- 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.