Germany vs United Kingdom: Yields of important staple crops
Germany
7.08 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United Kingdom
7.28 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Germany rank
5th
United Kingdom rank
3rd
Yields of important staple crops over time
- Germany
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 7.28 tonnes per hectare against 7.08 tonnes per hectare in Germany, a difference of 0.2 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Germany ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 126 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 3.97 tonnes per hectare | 0.4437 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 4.34 tonnes per hectare | 4.57 tonnes per hectare | 0.2294 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 5.56 tonnes per hectare | 6.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.8648 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 6.86 tonnes per hectare | 7.45 tonnes per hectare | 0.594 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 7.43 tonnes per hectare | 7.81 tonnes per hectare | 0.3815 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 7.56 tonnes per hectare | 7.99 tonnes per hectare | 0.4248 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 7.44 tonnes per hectare | 7.76 tonnes per hectare | 0.3126 tonnes per hectare | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of important staple crops, Germany or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 7.28 tonnes per hectare against 7.08 tonnes per hectare in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of important staple crops between Germany and United Kingdom?
- 0.2 tonnes per hectare, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for yields of important staple crops?
- Germany ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 3rd 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.