Africa vs Papua New Guinea: Green corn (maize) — Yield
Green corn (maize) — Yield over time
- Africa
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 10,013 kg/ha against 3,720 kg/ha in Africa, a difference of 6,293 kg/ha.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.7 times Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 20th and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 26 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,663 kg/ha | 10,001 kg/ha | 7,338 kg/ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 3,060 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha | 6,940 kg/ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 3,348 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha | 6,652 kg/ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 3,555 kg/ha | 10,002 kg/ha | 6,447 kg/ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3,621 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha | 6,379 kg/ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3,649 kg/ha | 10,016 kg/ha | 6,367 kg/ha | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3,708 kg/ha | 10,013 kg/ha | 6,305 kg/ha | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher green corn (maize) — yield, Africa or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea?
- 6,293 kg/ha, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Papua New Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Papua New Guinea rank globally for green corn (maize) — yield?
- Africa ranks 20th and Papua New Guinea ranks 25th of 26 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.