Belgium vs Egypt: Yields of important staple crops
Belgium
6.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Egypt
6.78 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Belgium rank
10th
Egypt rank
9th
Yields of important staple crops over time
- Belgium
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 6.78 tonnes per hectare against 6.62 tonnes per hectare in Belgium, a difference of 0.16 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 9th of 126 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.82 tonnes per hectare | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | Belgium |
| 2000s | 8.44 tonnes per hectare | 6.45 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | Belgium |
| 2010s | 8.73 tonnes per hectare | 6.44 tonnes per hectare | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | Belgium |
| 2020s | 8.17 tonnes per hectare | 6.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of important staple crops, Belgium or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 6.78 tonnes per hectare against 6.62 tonnes per hectare in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of important staple crops between Belgium and Egypt?
- 0.16 tonnes per hectare, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Egypt?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Egypt rank globally for yields of important staple crops?
- Belgium ranks 10th and Egypt ranks 9th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.