China vs France: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty
China
6,418 kg per hectare
in 2023
France
6,281 kg per hectare
in 2024
China rank
21st
France rank
22nd
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- China
- France
How they compare
China currently reports 6,418 kg per hectare against 6,281 kg per hectare in France, a difference of 137 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.
China ranks 21st and France ranks 22nd of 180 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,623 kg per hectare | 6,726 kg per hectare | 2,104 kg per hectare | France |
| 2000s | 5,134 kg per hectare | 7,001 kg per hectare | 1,867 kg per hectare | France |
| 2010s | 5,936 kg per hectare | 7,082 kg per hectare | 1,145 kg per hectare | France |
| 2020s | 6,353 kg per hectare | 6,874 kg per hectare | 520.52 kg per hectare | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty, China or France?
- China, at 6,418 kg per hectare against 6,281 kg per hectare in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty between China and France?
- 137 kg per hectare, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and France?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and France rank globally for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- China ranks 21st and France ranks 22nd of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.