Spain vs United States: Wheat yields

Spain
3.65 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United States
3.45 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Spain rank
47th
United States rank
50th

Wheat yields over time

  • Spain
  • United States
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 3.65 tonnes per hectare against 3.45 tonnes per hectare in United States, a difference of 0.2 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 25 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Spain ranks 47th and United States ranks 50th of 125 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United States Difference Ahead
1960s 1.14 tonnes per hectare 1.78 tonnes per hectare 0.6324 tonnes per hectare United States
1970s 1.46 tonnes per hectare 2.11 tonnes per hectare 0.65 tonnes per hectare United States
1980s 2.19 tonnes per hectare 2.41 tonnes per hectare 0.2191 tonnes per hectare United States
1990s 2.31 tonnes per hectare 2.6 tonnes per hectare 0.2897 tonnes per hectare United States
2000s 2.86 tonnes per hectare 2.79 tonnes per hectare 0.0705 tonnes per hectare Spain
2010s 3.14 tonnes per hectare 3.15 tonnes per hectare 0.0131 tonnes per hectare United States
2020s 3.4 tonnes per hectare 3.23 tonnes per hectare 0.1661 tonnes per hectare Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat yields, Spain or United States?
Spain, at 3.65 tonnes per hectare against 3.45 tonnes per hectare in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in wheat yields between Spain and United States?
0.2 tonnes per hectare, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Spain and United States rank globally for wheat yields?
Spain ranks 47th and United States ranks 50th 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.