Denmark vs Netherlands: Yields of key staple crops

Denmark
7.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Netherlands
6.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Denmark rank
7th
Netherlands rank
8th

Yields of key staple crops over time

  • Denmark
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 7.04 tonnes per hectare against 6.97 tonnes per hectare in Netherlands, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 125 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 4.31 tonnes per hectare 4.38 tonnes per hectare 0.075 tonnes per hectare Netherlands
1970s 4.89 tonnes per hectare 5.29 tonnes per hectare 0.3988 tonnes per hectare Netherlands
1980s 6.24 tonnes per hectare 7.16 tonnes per hectare 0.9233 tonnes per hectare Netherlands
1990s 7.01 tonnes per hectare 8.15 tonnes per hectare 1.14 tonnes per hectare Netherlands
2000s 7.28 tonnes per hectare 8.41 tonnes per hectare 1.13 tonnes per hectare Netherlands
2010s 7.32 tonnes per hectare 8.74 tonnes per hectare 1.42 tonnes per hectare Netherlands
2020s 7.66 tonnes per hectare 8.28 tonnes per hectare 0.6183 tonnes per hectare Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yields of key staple crops, Denmark or Netherlands?
Denmark, at 7.04 tonnes per hectare against 6.97 tonnes per hectare in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Denmark and Netherlands?
0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for yields of key staple crops?
Denmark ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 8th 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

Indicator
Yields of key staple crops
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 6,889 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.