Organic to conventional yield comparison

 

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	Sources	Australia	Australia	NZ	Europe	Sweden	Sweden	Sweden	Sweden	Sweden	Sweden	Sweden	Finland	Spain	Germany	Germany	Norway	Norway	Denmark	Denmark	Switzerland	Italy	Italy	UK	UK	USA	USA	USA	USA	USA	USA	USA	USA	USA	USA	USA	USA	USA	USA	USA	Canada	Canada	Canada
Wheat (t/ha)	19	49%	83%	73%	64%	69%	77%	54%	62%				51%				74%				91%			65%	68%		57%					87%			85%	83%	57%		71%
Maize (t/ha)	12				63%																					95%	92%	101%	95%	87%	80%	59%		66%	78%		78%	95%
Potatoes (t/ha)	10				69%		17%	42%		88%			45%		86%		85%				63%			56%																	89%
Barley (t/ha)	8			63%	67%	56%	53%	62%	25%				62%				74%
Soybeans (t/ha)	8				81%																						95%			92%	74%	89%				98%	99%	78%
Oats (t/ha)	7				71%		59%	61%	60%				63%												85%						99%
Tomatoes (t/ha)	7				83%																					84%		94%	83%					111%						83%			77%
Dairy milk (t/ha)	6				91%							44%				80%		78%	96%	95%
Field beans (t/ha)	5				81%			85%																69%	72%	102%
Field peas (t/ha)	4			85%	81%			72%																	61%
Carrots (t/ha)	4				92%										106%																											106%	60%
Cabbages (t/ha)	3				80%																																					98%	63%
Apples (t/ha)	3				57%																												85%										79%
Rye (t/ha)	3				60%								65%		95%
Beetroot (t/ha)	2														103%																												44%
Garlic (t/ha)	2				63%																																						92%
Onions (t/ha)	2				74%																																						37%
Swedes and turnips (t/ha)	2																103%																										94%
Sweet corn (t/ha)	2																																								85%		152%
Zucchini and button squash (t/ha)	2				88%																																						73%
Peaches (t/ha)	2				47%																																						70%
Pears (t/ha)	2				33%																																						122%
Sheep meat (t/ha)	2			98%																			86%
Rice (t/ha)	1													85%
Chickpeas (t/ha)	1				81%
Mung beans (t/ha)	1				81%
Lentils (t/ha)	1				81%
Sunflower (t/ha)	1				67%
Asparagus (t/ha)	1																																										45%
Beans (butter) (t/ha)	1																																										88%
Beans (French and runner) (t/ha)	1																																										88%
Broccoli (t/ha)	1																																										56%
Cauliflowers (t/ha)	1																																										45%
Other herbs (incl. basil) (t/ha)	1				112%
Leeks (t/ha)	1				105%
Lettuce (head) (t/ha)	1																																										48%
Lettuce (other) (t/ha)	1																																										48%
Watermelons (t/ha)	1				106%
Pumpkins (t/ha)	1																																										56%
Silverbeet and spinach (t/ha)	1				105%
Nectarines (t/ha)	1																																										52%
Olives (t/ha)	1				87%
Blueberries (t/ha)	1																																										138%
Raspberries (t/ha)	1																																										91%
Strawberries (t/ha)	1																																										91%
Kiwifruit (t/ha)	1				128%
Grape (t/ha)	1				74%
Sheep wool (t/ha)	1			88%
Cattle meat (t/ha)	1				77%
Chicken meat (t/ha)	1																					86%
Chicken eggs (t/ha)	1				91%
Pig meat (t/ha)	1										96%