Corn yields in France
France: Corn yields was 9.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in France, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
France recorded 9.2 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in France peaked at 10.12 tonnes per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.15 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
France ranks 24th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.75 tonnes per hectare | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 5.26 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.9 tonnes per hectare | 4.03 tonnes per hectare | 5.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.38 tonnes per hectare | 5.32 tonnes per hectare | 7.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.97 tonnes per hectare | 6.02 tonnes per hectare | 9.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.71 tonnes per hectare | 7.15 tonnes per hectare | 9.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.01 tonnes per hectare | 8.16 tonnes per hectare | 10.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.86 tonnes per hectare | 7.47 tonnes per hectare | 9.91 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More agriculture & rural data for France
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 47.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.4% (2025)
- Rural population 14.54 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 21.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 8.53 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in France?
- Corn yields in France was 9.2 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 10.12 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does France rank for corn yields?
- France ranks 24th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.