Denmark vs Egypt: Yields of key staple crops
Denmark
7.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Egypt
6.78 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Denmark rank
7th
Egypt rank
9th
Yields of key staple crops over time
- Denmark
- Egypt
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 7.04 tonnes per hectare against 6.78 tonnes per hectare in Egypt, a difference of 0.26 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 7th and Egypt ranks 9th of 125 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.31 tonnes per hectare | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1970s | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1980s | 6.24 tonnes per hectare | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1990s | 7.01 tonnes per hectare | 5.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 2000s | 7.28 tonnes per hectare | 6.45 tonnes per hectare | 0.8311 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 2010s | 7.32 tonnes per hectare | 6.44 tonnes per hectare | 0.8783 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 2020s | 7.66 tonnes per hectare | 6.69 tonnes per hectare | 0.9686 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of key staple crops, Denmark or Egypt?
- Denmark, at 7.04 tonnes per hectare against 6.78 tonnes per hectare in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Denmark and Egypt?
- 0.26 tonnes per hectare, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Egypt?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Egypt rank globally for yields of key staple crops?
- Denmark ranks 7th and Egypt ranks 9th 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.