social2025
Maize yield
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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
4.7tonnes per hectare
Median: 3.7tonnes per hectare
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
United Arab Emirates
22.5tonnes per hectare
Lowest
Cape Verde
0.0tonnes per hectare
Top 5 Countries
1United Arab Emirates22.5tonnes per hectare
2Qatar19.2tonnes per hectare
3Kuwait16.9tonnes per hectare
4Tajikistan15.8tonnes per hectare
5Israel15.7tonnes per hectare
By Region
Oceania8.6tonnes per hectare(2 countries)
Europe7.6tonnes per hectare(25 countries)
Asia7.2tonnes per hectare(25 countries)
North America7.1tonnes per hectare(4 countries)
South America5.7tonnes per hectare(7 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 (22.5tonnes per hectare)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.7tonnes per hectare)
Oceania (2)
Europe (25)
Asia (25)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Other (98)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 22.5tonnes per hectare |
| 2 | Qatar | 19.2tonnes per hectare |
| 3 | Kuwait | 16.9tonnes per hectare |
| 4 | Tajikistan | 15.8tonnes per hectare |
| 5 | Israel | 15.7tonnes per hectare |
| 6 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13.3tonnes per hectare |
| 7 | New Caledonia | 12.4tonnes per hectare |
| 8 | Spain | 12.1tonnes per hectare |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 11.9tonnes per hectare |
| 10 | Mauritius | 11.9tonnes per hectare |
| 11 | United States of America | 11.7tonnes per hectare |
| 12 | New Zealand | 11.3tonnes per hectare |
| 13 | Azerbaijan | 10.8tonnes per hectare |
| 14 | Chile | 10.8tonnes per hectare |
| 15 | Canada | 10.6tonnes per hectare |
| 16 | Türkiye | 10.3tonnes per hectare |
| 17 | Germany | 10.1tonnes per hectare |
| 18 | Switzerland | 10.0tonnes per hectare |
| 19 | Italy | 10.0tonnes per hectare |
| 20 | Austria | 9.9tonnes per hectare |
| 21 | Greece | 9.7tonnes per hectare |
| 22 | Portugal | 9.5tonnes per hectare |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 9.2tonnes per hectare |
| 24 | France | 9.2tonnes per hectare |
| 25 | Slovenia | 9.2tonnes per hectare |
| 26 | Jordan | 8.9tonnes per hectare |
| 27 | Netherlands | 8.5tonnes per hectare |
| 28 | Belgium | 8.3tonnes per hectare |
| 29 | Czech Republic | 8.1tonnes per hectare |
| 30 | Reunion | 7.9tonnes per hectare |
| 31 | Lithuania | 7.9tonnes per hectare |
| 32 | Bahamas | 7.7tonnes per hectare |
| 33 | Egypt | 7.6tonnes per hectare |
| 34 | Croatia | 7.6tonnes per hectare |
| 35 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.3tonnes per hectare |
| 36 | Poland | 7.2tonnes per hectare |
| 37 | Slovakia | 7.2tonnes per hectare |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 7.1tonnes per hectare |
| 39 | Albania | 7.1tonnes per hectare |
| 40 | Denmark | 6.9tonnes per hectare |
| 41 | Luxembourg | 6.9tonnes per hectare |
| 42 | Sweden | 6.8tonnes per hectare |
| 43 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 6.7tonnes per hectare |
| 44 | Ukraine | 6.6tonnes per hectare |
| 45 | People's Republic of China | 6.6tonnes per hectare |
| 46 | Argentina | 6.6tonnes per hectare |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.3tonnes per hectare |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 6.2tonnes per hectare |
| 49 | Pakistan | 6.1tonnes per hectare |
| 50 | Cambodia | 6.1tonnes per hectare |
| 51 | Taiwan, Province of China | 6.0tonnes per hectare |
| 52 | Algeria | 6.0tonnes per hectare |
| 53 | Hungary | 6.0tonnes per hectare |
| 54 | Australia | 5.9tonnes per hectare |
| 55 | Indonesia | 5.9tonnes per hectare |
| 56 | Russian Federation | 5.8tonnes per hectare |
| 57 | South Korea | 5.7tonnes per hectare |
| 58 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5.7tonnes per hectare |
| 59 | Belarus | 5.7tonnes per hectare |
| 60 | Brazil | 5.4tonnes per hectare |
| 61 | Papua New Guinea | 5.4tonnes per hectare |
| 62 | Armenia | 5.2tonnes per hectare |
| 63 | Serbia | 5.2tonnes per hectare |
| 64 | Vietnam | 5.1tonnes per hectare |
| 65 | Oman | 5.1tonnes per hectare |
| 66 | Iraq | 5.0tonnes per hectare |
| 67 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 5.0tonnes per hectare |
| 68 | South Africa | 4.9tonnes per hectare |
| 69 | Uruguay | 4.7tonnes per hectare |
| 70 | Thailand | 4.7tonnes per hectare |
| 71 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 4.6tonnes per hectare |
| 72 | Ecuador | 4.4tonnes per hectare |
| 73 | Colombia | 4.3tonnes per hectare |
| 74 | Venezuela | 4.3tonnes per hectare |
| 75 | Malaysia | 4.2tonnes per hectare |
| 76 | Maldives | 4.2tonnes per hectare |
| 77 | Paraguay | 4.2tonnes per hectare |
| 78 | Suriname | 4.0tonnes per hectare |
| 79 | Panama | 4.0tonnes per hectare |
| 80 | North Korea | 3.9tonnes per hectare |
| 81 | Myanmar | 3.9tonnes per hectare |
| 82 | Belize | 3.8tonnes per hectare |
| 83 | Mexico | 3.7tonnes per hectare |
| 84 | Bhutan | 3.7tonnes per hectare |
| 85 | Peru | 3.7tonnes per hectare |
| 86 | Montenegro | 3.6tonnes per hectare |
| 87 | India | 3.5tonnes per hectare |
| 88 | Puerto Rico | 3.5tonnes per hectare |
| 89 | Nepal | 3.5tonnes per hectare |
| 90 | Ethiopia | 3.4tonnes per hectare |
| 91 | Fiji | 3.3tonnes per hectare |
| 92 | Philippines | 3.3tonnes per hectare |
| 93 | Bulgaria | 3.3tonnes per hectare |
| 94 | El Salvador | 3.1tonnes per hectare |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 3.1tonnes per hectare |
| 96 | Georgia | 3.1tonnes per hectare |
| 97 | Lebanon | 3.0tonnes per hectare |
| 98 | Turkmenistan | 3.0tonnes per hectare |
| 99 | Romania | 2.8tonnes per hectare |
| 100 | Senegal | 2.8tonnes per hectare |
| 101 | Barbados | 2.8tonnes per hectare |
| 102 | Ghana | 2.8tonnes per hectare |
| 103 | Japan | 2.7tonnes per hectare |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.6tonnes per hectare |
| 105 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.6tonnes per hectare |
| 106 | Bolivia | 2.5tonnes per hectare |
| 107 | Mali | 2.5tonnes per hectare |
| 108 | Guatemala | 2.3tonnes per hectare |
| 109 | Libya | 2.2tonnes per hectare |
| 110 | Zambia | 2.2tonnes per hectare |
| 111 | Uganda | 2.2tonnes per hectare |
| 112 | Timor-Leste | 2.1tonnes per hectare |
| 113 | Djibouti | 2.0tonnes per hectare |
| 114 | Nigeria | 2.0tonnes per hectare |
| 115 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.0tonnes per hectare |
| 116 | Guadeloupe | 2.0tonnes per hectare |
| 117 | Malawi | 2.0tonnes per hectare |
| 118 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.0tonnes per hectare |
| 119 | Afghanistan | 1.9tonnes per hectare |
| 120 | Dominican Republic | 1.9tonnes per hectare |
| 121 | Cuba | 1.9tonnes per hectare |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 1.9tonnes per hectare |
| 123 | Honduras | 1.9tonnes per hectare |
| 124 | Rwanda | 1.8tonnes per hectare |
| 125 | Cameroon | 1.8tonnes per hectare |
| 126 | Madagascar | 1.8tonnes per hectare |
| 127 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.8tonnes per hectare |
| 128 | Comoros | 1.7tonnes per hectare |
| 129 | Sierra Leone | 1.7tonnes per hectare |
| 130 | Dominica | 1.7tonnes per hectare |
| 131 | Burkina Faso | 1.7tonnes per hectare |
| 132 | Kenya | 1.7tonnes per hectare |
| 133 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.6tonnes per hectare |
| 134 | United Kingdom | 1.6tonnes per hectare |
| 135 | Yemen | 1.6tonnes per hectare |
| 136 | Gabon | 1.6tonnes per hectare |
| 137 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.4tonnes per hectare |
| 138 | Guinea | 1.4tonnes per hectare |
| 139 | Nicaragua | 1.4tonnes per hectare |
| 140 | Guyana | 1.4tonnes per hectare |
| 141 | Jamaica | 1.3tonnes per hectare |
| 142 | Chad | 1.3tonnes per hectare |
| 143 | Togo | 1.3tonnes per hectare |
| 144 | Burundi | 1.2tonnes per hectare |
| 145 | Niger | 1.2tonnes per hectare |
| 146 | Benin | 1.2tonnes per hectare |
| 147 | Angola | 1.2tonnes per hectare |
| 148 | Eswatini | 1.1tonnes per hectare |
| 149 | Republic of the Congo | 1.0tonnes per hectare |
| 150 | Eritrea | 1.0tonnes per hectare |
| 151 | French Guiana | 1.0tonnes per hectare |
| 152 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.0tonnes per hectare |
| 153 | Grenada | 1.0tonnes per hectare |
| 154 | Sudan | 1.0tonnes per hectare |
| 155 | South Sudan | 1.0tonnes per hectare |
| 156 | Namibia | 0.9tonnes per hectare |
| 157 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.9tonnes per hectare |
| 158 | Mozambique | 0.8tonnes per hectare |
| 159 | Haiti | 0.8tonnes per hectare |
| 160 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.8tonnes per hectare |
| 161 | Central African Republic | 0.7tonnes per hectare |
| 162 | Zimbabwe | 0.7tonnes per hectare |
| 163 | Morocco | 0.7tonnes per hectare |
| 164 | Saint Lucia | 0.7tonnes per hectare |
| 165 | Somalia | 0.7tonnes per hectare |
| 166 | Mauritania | 0.6tonnes per hectare |
| 167 | Vanuatu | 0.6tonnes per hectare |
| 168 | Lesotho | 0.6tonnes per hectare |
| 169 | Botswana | 0.6tonnes per hectare |
| 170 | Cape Verde | 0.0tonnes per hectare |
Showing 170 of 170 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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