Africa vs Melanesia: Green corn (maize) — Yield
Green corn (maize) — Yield over time
- Africa
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 10,013 kg/ha against 3,720 kg/ha in Africa, a difference of 6,293 kg/ha.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 2.7 times Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Melanesia has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 23rd and Melanesia ranks 24th of 28 groups.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,663 kg/ha | 10,001 kg/ha | 7,338 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 1970s | 3,060 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha | 6,940 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 3,348 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha | 6,652 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 3,555 kg/ha | 10,002 kg/ha | 6,447 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 3,621 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha | 6,379 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 3,649 kg/ha | 10,016 kg/ha | 6,367 kg/ha | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 3,708 kg/ha | 10,013 kg/ha | 6,305 kg/ha | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher green corn (maize) — yield, Africa or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 10,013 kg/ha against 3,720 kg/ha in Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in green corn (maize) — yield between Africa and Melanesia?
- 6,293 kg/ha, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Melanesia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Melanesia rank globally for green corn (maize) — yield?
- Africa ranks 23rd and Melanesia ranks 24th of 28 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Green corn (maize) — Yield. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.