What is the difference in yields of important staple crops between Belgium and Saudi Arabia?

0.27 tonnes per hectare, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Saudi Arabia?

26 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – 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.

Belgium vs Saudi Arabia: Yields of important staple crops

Belgium

6.62 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Saudi Arabia

6.35 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Belgium rank

10th

Saudi Arabia rank

11th

Yields of important staple crops over time

Belgium
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 6.62 tonnes per hectare against 6.35 tonnes per hectare in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.27 tonnes per hectare.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 126 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	4.82 tonnes per hectare	2 tonnes per hectare	2.82 tonnes per hectare	Belgium
2000s	8.44 tonnes per hectare	5.29 tonnes per hectare	3.15 tonnes per hectare	Belgium
2010s	8.73 tonnes per hectare	6.15 tonnes per hectare	2.58 tonnes per hectare	Belgium
2020s	8.17 tonnes per hectare	6.5 tonnes per hectare	1.67 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 Saudi Arabia?: Belgium, at 6.62 tonnes per hectare against 6.35 tonnes per hectare in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in yields of important staple crops between Belgium and Saudi Arabia?: 0.27 tonnes per hectare, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Saudi Arabia?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Saudi Arabia rank globally for yields of important staple crops?: Belgium ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 126 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – 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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Indicator: Yields of important staple crops
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 126 places, 6,961 data points, 1275–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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