Estonia vs Japan: Wheat yields

Estonia
4.3 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Japan
4.44 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Estonia rank
36th
Japan rank
35th

Wheat yields over time

  • Estonia
  • Japan
12345196119922024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 4.44 tonnes per hectare against 4.3 tonnes per hectare in Estonia, a difference of 0.14 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Japan ahead.

Estonia ranks 36th and Japan ranks 35th of 125 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 1.91 tonnes per hectare 3.41 tonnes per hectare 1.5 tonnes per hectare Japan
2000s 2.65 tonnes per hectare 3.91 tonnes per hectare 1.26 tonnes per hectare Japan
2010s 3.65 tonnes per hectare 3.94 tonnes per hectare 0.2989 tonnes per hectare Japan
2020s 4.42 tonnes per hectare 4.6 tonnes per hectare 0.175 tonnes per hectare Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat yields, Estonia or Japan?
Japan, at 4.44 tonnes per hectare against 4.3 tonnes per hectare in Estonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in wheat yields between Estonia and Japan?
0.14 tonnes per hectare, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Japan?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Japan rank globally for wheat yields?
Estonia ranks 36th and Japan ranks 35th 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

Indicator
Wheat yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 6,961 data points, 1275–2024
Last refreshed

Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.