Egypt vs Netherlands: Wheat yields
Egypt
6.78 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Netherlands
6.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Egypt rank
9th
Netherlands rank
8th
Wheat yields over time
- Egypt
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 6.97 tonnes per hectare against 6.78 tonnes per hectare in Egypt, a difference of 0.19 tonnes per hectare.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 125 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 5.29 tonnes per hectare | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | 7.16 tonnes per hectare | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 5.46 tonnes per hectare | 8.15 tonnes per hectare | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 6.45 tonnes per hectare | 8.41 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 6.44 tonnes per hectare | 8.74 tonnes per hectare | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 6.69 tonnes per hectare | 8.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat yields, Egypt or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 6.97 tonnes per hectare against 6.78 tonnes per hectare in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat yields between Egypt and Netherlands?
- 0.19 tonnes per hectare, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Netherlands?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Netherlands rank globally for wheat yields?
- Egypt ranks 9th 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.