Finland vs Spain: Yields of key staple crops
Finland
3.54 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Spain
3.65 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Finland rank
49th
Spain rank
47th
Yields of key staple crops over time
- Finland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 3.65 tonnes per hectare against 3.54 tonnes per hectare in Finland, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 49th and Spain ranks 47th of 125 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.7414 tonnes per hectare | Finland |
| 1970s | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | Finland |
| 1980s | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.6931 tonnes per hectare | Finland |
| 1990s | 3.36 tonnes per hectare | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | Finland |
| 2000s | 3.62 tonnes per hectare | 2.86 tonnes per hectare | 0.7633 tonnes per hectare | Finland |
| 2010s | 3.86 tonnes per hectare | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.7167 tonnes per hectare | Finland |
| 2020s | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.0685 tonnes per hectare | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of key staple crops, Finland or Spain?
- Spain, at 3.65 tonnes per hectare against 3.54 tonnes per hectare in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Finland and Spain?
- 0.11 tonnes per hectare, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Spain?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Spain rank globally for yields of key staple crops?
- Finland ranks 49th and Spain ranks 47th 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.