France vs Saudi Arabia: Yields of important staple crops
France
5.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
6.35 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
France rank
14th
Saudi Arabia rank
11th
Yields of important staple crops over time
- France
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 6.35 tonnes per hectare against 5.97 tonnes per hectare in France, a difference of 0.38 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
France ranks 14th and Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 126 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1970s | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1980s | 5.65 tonnes per hectare | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 1990s | 6.78 tonnes per hectare | 4.47 tonnes per hectare | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2000s | 6.95 tonnes per hectare | 5.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2010s | 7.03 tonnes per hectare | 6.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.8857 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2020s | 6.76 tonnes per hectare | 6.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.2593 tonnes per hectare | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of important staple crops, France or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 6.35 tonnes per hectare against 5.97 tonnes per hectare in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of important staple crops between France and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.38 tonnes per hectare, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Saudi Arabia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do France and Saudi Arabia rank globally for yields of important staple crops?
- France ranks 14th 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 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.