Belgium vs Netherlands: Wheat yields
Belgium
6.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Netherlands
6.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Belgium rank
10th
Netherlands rank
8th
Wheat yields over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 6.97 tonnes per hectare against 6.62 tonnes per hectare in Belgium, a difference of 0.35 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 125 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1910s | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.18 tonnes per hectare | Belgium |
| 1930s | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.32 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | 3.65 tonnes per hectare | 0.43 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 4.82 tonnes per hectare | 6.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 8.44 tonnes per hectare | 8.41 tonnes per hectare | 0.0388 tonnes per hectare | Belgium |
| 2010s | 8.73 tonnes per hectare | 8.74 tonnes per hectare | 0.0103 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 8.17 tonnes per hectare | 8.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.1127 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat yields, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 6.97 tonnes per hectare against 6.62 tonnes per hectare in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat yields between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.35 tonnes per hectare, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for wheat yields?
- Belgium ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 125 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.