Denmark vs Germany: Yields of key staple crops
Denmark
7.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Germany
7.08 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Denmark rank
7th
Germany rank
5th
Yields of key staple crops over time
- Denmark
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 7.08 tonnes per hectare against 7.04 tonnes per hectare in Denmark, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 7th and Germany ranks 5th of 126 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.31 tonnes per hectare | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 0.7823 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1970s | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | 4.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.5501 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1980s | 6.24 tonnes per hectare | 5.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.6777 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 1990s | 7.01 tonnes per hectare | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | 0.1534 tonnes per hectare | Denmark |
| 2000s | 7.28 tonnes per hectare | 7.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.1486 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 2010s | 7.32 tonnes per hectare | 7.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.2424 tonnes per hectare | Germany |
| 2020s | 7.66 tonnes per hectare | 7.44 tonnes per hectare | 0.2198 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 Germany?
- Germany, at 7.08 tonnes per hectare against 7.04 tonnes per hectare in Denmark as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Denmark and Germany?
- 0.04 tonnes per hectare, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for yields of key staple crops?
- Denmark ranks 7th and Germany ranks 5th of 126 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.