Saudi Arabia vs Sweden: Yields of important staple crops
Saudi Arabia
6.35 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sweden
6.17 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
11th
Sweden rank
12th
Yields of important staple crops over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sweden
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 6.35 tonnes per hectare against 6.17 tonnes per hectare in Sweden, a difference of 0.18 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 12th of 126 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 4.37 tonnes per hectare | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
| 1980s | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 5.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
| 1990s | 4.47 tonnes per hectare | 5.85 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
| 2000s | 5.29 tonnes per hectare | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | 0.6759 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
| 2010s | 6.15 tonnes per hectare | 6.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.0411 tonnes per hectare | Sweden |
| 2020s | 6.5 tonnes per hectare | 6.42 tonnes per hectare | 0.0774 tonnes per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yields of important staple crops, Saudi Arabia or Sweden?
- Saudi Arabia, at 6.35 tonnes per hectare against 6.17 tonnes per hectare in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yields of important staple crops between Saudi Arabia and Sweden?
- 0.18 tonnes per hectare, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sweden?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Sweden rank globally for yields of important staple crops?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 12th 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.