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Corn yield gap

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•118 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
2.2tonnes per hectare
Median: 2.1tonnes per hectare
Countries Covered
118
with available data
Highest
Afghanistan
8.5tonnes per hectare
Lowest
Brazil
0.0tonnes per hectare
Top 5 Countries
1Afghanistan8.5tonnes per hectare
2Moldova, Republic of7.4tonnes per hectare
3Romania7.0tonnes per hectare
4Georgia6.9tonnes per hectare
5Bulgaria6.8tonnes per hectare
By Region
Africa3.4tonnes per hectare(8 countries)
Other2.4tonnes per hectare(58 countries)
Asia2.3tonnes per hectare(20 countries)
Europe1.8tonnes per hectare(19 countries)
North America1.4tonnes per hectare(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0tonnes per hectare)High (8.5tonnes per hectare)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.2tonnes per hectare)

Africa (8)
Other (58)
Asia (20)
Europe (19)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Afghanistan8.5tonnes per hectare
2Moldova, Republic of7.4tonnes per hectare
3Romania7.0tonnes per hectare
4Georgia6.9tonnes per hectare
5Bulgaria6.8tonnes per hectare
6Libya6.6tonnes per hectare
7Morocco6.5tonnes per hectare
8Yemen6.3tonnes per hectare
9Lebanon6.3tonnes per hectare
10Japan6.3tonnes per hectare
11Algeria5.8tonnes per hectare
12Bhutan5.7tonnes per hectare
13The Republic of North Macedonia5.4tonnes per hectare
14Rwanda5.1tonnes per hectare
15Burundi5.1tonnes per hectare
16Armenia4.8tonnes per hectare
17Kazakhstan4.6tonnes per hectare
18Angola4.5tonnes per hectare
19Zimbabwe4.3tonnes per hectare
20Peru4.0tonnes per hectare
21Democratic Republic of the Congo3.7tonnes per hectare
22Hungary3.7tonnes per hectare
23Belarus3.6tonnes per hectare
24Russian Federation3.5tonnes per hectare
25Bosnia and Herzegovina3.4tonnes per hectare
26Malawi3.4tonnes per hectare
27Islamic Republic of Iran3.4tonnes per hectare
28Guatemala3.2tonnes per hectare
29Madagascar3.2tonnes per hectare
30Mozambique3.2tonnes per hectare
31Bolivia3.1tonnes per hectare
32Namibia3.1tonnes per hectare
33South Korea3.1tonnes per hectare
34Luxembourg3.0tonnes per hectare
35United Republic of Tanzania3.0tonnes per hectare
36Zambia3.0tonnes per hectare
37Republic of the Congo2.9tonnes per hectare
38Kyrgyzstan2.8tonnes per hectare
39Ukraine2.8tonnes per hectare
40South Africa2.7tonnes per hectare
41Nicaragua2.7tonnes per hectare
42Uruguay2.7tonnes per hectare
43Eritrea2.6tonnes per hectare
44Kenya2.5tonnes per hectare
45Jamaica2.5tonnes per hectare
46Mexico2.5tonnes per hectare
47Guinea2.5tonnes per hectare
48Honduras2.5tonnes per hectare
49Croatia2.4tonnes per hectare
50Togo2.4tonnes per hectare
51Benin2.4tonnes per hectare
52People's Republic of China2.3tonnes per hectare
53Uganda2.3tonnes per hectare
54Ethiopia2.3tonnes per hectare
55Guyana2.2tonnes per hectare
56Cameroon2.2tonnes per hectare
57Gabon2.2tonnes per hectare
58Poland2.2tonnes per hectare
59Jordan2.1tonnes per hectare
60Slovakia2.0tonnes per hectare
61Sudan2.0tonnes per hectare
62Syrian Arab Republic1.9tonnes per hectare
63Republic of The Gambia1.8tonnes per hectare
64Nepal1.7tonnes per hectare
65Cuba1.7tonnes per hectare
66Iraq1.7tonnes per hectare
67Costa Rica1.7tonnes per hectare
68Albania1.5tonnes per hectare
69Niger1.5tonnes per hectare
70Burkina Faso1.4tonnes per hectare
71Nigeria1.4tonnes per hectare
72Australia1.3tonnes per hectare
73Czech Republic1.2tonnes per hectare
74Netherlands1.2tonnes per hectare
75Azerbaijan1.2tonnes per hectare
76Cote d'Ivoire1.1tonnes per hectare
77Ghana1.0tonnes per hectare
78Trinidad and Tobago1.0tonnes per hectare
79Paraguay0.9tonnes per hectare
80Mali0.8tonnes per hectare
81Ecuador0.8tonnes per hectare
82El Salvador0.8tonnes per hectare
83France0.8tonnes per hectare
84Sri Lanka0.6tonnes per hectare
85Myanmar0.6tonnes per hectare
86Colombia0.5tonnes per hectare
87Argentina0.5tonnes per hectare
88Slovenia0.4tonnes per hectare
89Philippines0.2tonnes per hectare
90Senegal0.1tonnes per hectare
91Greece0.1tonnes per hectare
92Belize0.1tonnes per hectare
93Cambodia0.0tonnes per hectare
94Canada0.0tonnes per hectare
95Chile0.0tonnes per hectare
96Germany0.0tonnes per hectare
97India0.0tonnes per hectare
98Indonesia0.0tonnes per hectare
99Italy0.0tonnes per hectare
100Malaysia0.0tonnes per hectare
101New Zealand0.0tonnes per hectare
102Pakistan0.0tonnes per hectare
103Panama0.0tonnes per hectare
104Papua New Guinea0.0tonnes per hectare
105Portugal0.0tonnes per hectare
106Saudi Arabia0.0tonnes per hectare
107Vietnam0.0tonnes per hectare
108Spain0.0tonnes per hectare
109Suriname0.0tonnes per hectare
110Switzerland0.0tonnes per hectare
111Tajikistan0.0tonnes per hectare
112Thailand0.0tonnes per hectare
113Türkiye0.0tonnes per hectare
114United States of America0.0tonnes per hectare
115Venezuela0.0tonnes per hectare
116Austria0.0tonnes per hectare
117Bangladesh0.0tonnes per hectare
118Brazil0.0tonnes per hectare
Showing 118 of 118 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).

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