Wheat yields in France
France: Wheat yields was 5.97 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat yields in France, 1850–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat yields in France is 5.97 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 17.1% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in France peaked at 7.8 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.7 tonnes per hectare, in 1850.
France ranks 14th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 68 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 1960s | 3.14 tonnes per hectare | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 3.66 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | 5.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.65 tonnes per hectare | 5.01 tonnes per hectare | 6.46 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.78 tonnes per hectare | 6.4 tonnes per hectare | 7.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.95 tonnes per hectare | 6.25 tonnes per hectare | 7.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.03 tonnes per hectare | 5.29 tonnes per hectare | 7.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.76 tonnes per hectare | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | 7.2 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 wheat yields in France?
- Wheat yields in France was 5.97 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 tonnes per hectare in 1850.
- How does France rank for wheat yields?
- France ranks 14th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.