Austria vs China: Yields of key staple crops
Austria
5.75 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China
5.94 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Austria rank
19th
China rank
16th
Yields of key staple crops over time
- Austria
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 5.94 tonnes per hectare against 5.75 tonnes per hectare in Austria, a difference of 0.19 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 19th and China ranks 16th of 125 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | 0.9174 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | Austria |
| 1970s | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | Austria |
| 1980s | 4.58 tonnes per hectare | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | Austria |
| 1990s | 5.08 tonnes per hectare | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | Austria |
| 2000s | 5.03 tonnes per hectare | 4.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.7833 tonnes per hectare | Austria |
| 2010s | 5.35 tonnes per hectare | 5.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.1313 tonnes per hectare | Austria |
| 2020s | 5.84 tonnes per hectare | 5.83 tonnes per hectare | 0.0109 tonnes per hectare | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of key staple crops, Austria or China?
- China, at 5.94 tonnes per hectare against 5.75 tonnes per hectare in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Austria and China?
- 0.19 tonnes per hectare, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and China?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Austria and China rank globally for yields of key staple crops?
- Austria ranks 19th and China ranks 16th of 125 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.