Germany vs Netherlands: Yields of key staple crops
Germany
7.08 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Netherlands
6.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Germany rank
5th
Netherlands rank
8th
Yields of key staple crops over time
- Germany
- Netherlands
How they compare
Germany currently reports 7.08 tonnes per hectare against 6.97 tonnes per hectare in Netherlands, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.
Germany ranks 5th 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 | Germany | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 4.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.8573 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 4.34 tonnes per hectare | 5.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.9489 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 5.56 tonnes per hectare | 7.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | 8.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 7.43 tonnes per hectare | 8.41 tonnes per hectare | 0.9793 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 7.56 tonnes per hectare | 8.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 7.44 tonnes per hectare | 8.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.8382 tonnes per hectare | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of key staple crops, Germany or Netherlands?
- Germany, at 7.08 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 Germany and Netherlands?
- 0.11 tonnes per hectare, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for yields of key staple crops?
- Germany ranks 5th 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
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.