Canada vs United States: Yields key staple crops

Canada
3.37
in 2024
United States
3.45
in 2024
Canada rank
53rd
United States rank
50th

Yields key staple crops over time

  • Canada
  • United States
1234196119922024

How they compare

United States currently reports 3.45 against 3.37 in Canada, a difference of 0.08.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Canada ranks 53rd and United States ranks 50th of 125 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United States Difference Ahead
1960s 1.48 1.78 0.2941 United States
1970s 1.8 2.11 0.3124 United States
1980s 1.83 2.41 0.575 United States
1990s 2.27 2.6 0.3298 United States
2000s 2.44 2.79 0.3443 United States
2010s 3.18 3.15 0.0289 Canada
2020s 3.18 3.23 0.0493 United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yields key staple crops, Canada or United States?
United States, at 3.45 against 3.37 in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in yields key staple crops between Canada and United States?
0.08, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Canada and United States rank globally for yields key staple crops?
Canada ranks 53rd and United States ranks 50th of 125 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Yields 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

Indicator
Yields key staple crops
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 6,889 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed