Kenya vs Russia: Wheat yields

Kenya
3.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Russia
3.06 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kenya rank
65th
Russia rank
64th

Wheat yields over time

  • Kenya
  • Russia
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 3.06 tonnes per hectare against 3.04 tonnes per hectare in Kenya, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Russia ahead.

Kenya ranks 65th and Russia ranks 64th of 125 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Russia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.47 tonnes per hectare 1.65 tonnes per hectare 0.1784 tonnes per hectare Russia
1990s 1.85 tonnes per hectare 1.6 tonnes per hectare 0.2479 tonnes per hectare Kenya
2000s 2.25 tonnes per hectare 2.02 tonnes per hectare 0.2325 tonnes per hectare Kenya
2010s 2.23 tonnes per hectare 2.43 tonnes per hectare 0.1979 tonnes per hectare Russia
2020s 2.99 tonnes per hectare 3.11 tonnes per hectare 0.1184 tonnes per hectare Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat yields, Kenya or Russia?
Russia, at 3.06 tonnes per hectare against 3.04 tonnes per hectare in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in wheat yields between Kenya and Russia?
0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Russia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Russia rank globally for wheat yields?
Kenya ranks 65th and Russia ranks 64th 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.