France vs Sweden: Wheat yields
France
5.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sweden
6.17 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
France rank
14th
Sweden rank
12th
Wheat yields over time
- France
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 6.17 tonnes per hectare against 5.97 tonnes per hectare in France, a difference of 0.2 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
France ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 12th of 125 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.4664 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
| 1970s | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | 4.37 tonnes per hectare | 0.1074 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
| 1980s | 5.65 tonnes per hectare | 5.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.5023 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1990s | 6.78 tonnes per hectare | 5.85 tonnes per hectare | 0.9291 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2000s | 6.95 tonnes per hectare | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | 0.9842 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2010s | 7.03 tonnes per hectare | 6.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.8445 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2020s | 6.76 tonnes per hectare | 6.42 tonnes per hectare | 0.3367 tonnes per hectare | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat yields, France or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 6.17 tonnes per hectare against 5.97 tonnes per hectare in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in wheat yields between France and Sweden?
- 0.2 tonnes per hectare, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sweden?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do France and Sweden rank globally for wheat yields?
- France ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 12th 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.