Belgium vs Denmark: Wheat yields
Belgium
6.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Denmark
7.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Belgium rank
10th
Denmark rank
7th
Wheat yields over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 7.04 tonnes per hectare against 6.62 tonnes per hectare in Belgium, a difference of 0.42 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Denmark ahead.
Belgium ranks 10th and Denmark ranks 7th of 126 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Denmark in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.15 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1910s | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | 0.78 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1930s | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 0.04 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1950s | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | 0.43 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1970s | 4.82 tonnes per hectare | 5.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.4505 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 2000s | 8.44 tonnes per hectare | 7.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | Belgium |
| 2010s | 8.73 tonnes per hectare | 7.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | Belgium |
| 2020s | 8.17 tonnes per hectare | 7.66 tonnes per hectare | 0.5056 tonnes per hectare | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat yields, Belgium or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 7.04 tonnes per hectare against 6.62 tonnes per hectare in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat yields between Belgium and Denmark?
- 0.42 tonnes per hectare, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for wheat yields?
- Belgium ranks 10th and Denmark ranks 7th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wheat yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.