India vs United States: Yields of important staple crops
India
3.56 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United States
3.45 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
India rank
48th
United States rank
50th
Yields of important staple crops over time
- India
- United States
How they compare
India currently reports 3.56 tonnes per hectare against 3.45 tonnes per hectare in United States, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
India ranks 48th and United States ranks 50th of 126 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9069 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 0.8685 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1970s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.7575 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1980s | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | 0.5587 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1990s | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 2.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.1681 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2000s | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | 0.068 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2010s | 3.12 tonnes per hectare | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.0353 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2020s | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.2827 tonnes per hectare | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of important staple crops, India or United States?
- India, at 3.56 tonnes per hectare against 3.45 tonnes per hectare in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of important staple crops between India and United States?
- 0.11 tonnes per hectare, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and United States rank globally for yields of important staple crops?
- India ranks 48th and United States ranks 50th 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.