Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) vs South Africa: Green corn (maize) — Yield
Green corn (maize) — Yield over time
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 10,734 kg/ha against 3,786 kg/ha in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 6,948 kg/ha.
That makes South Africa's figure about 2.8 times Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 22nd of 26 groups.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,602 kg/ha | 10,041 kg/ha | 7,440 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1970s | 2,897 kg/ha | 10,199 kg/ha | 7,302 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1980s | 3,149 kg/ha | 9,542 kg/ha | 6,394 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 1990s | 3,500 kg/ha | 9,695 kg/ha | 6,196 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 2000s | 3,815 kg/ha | 9,644 kg/ha | 5,830 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 2010s | 3,702 kg/ha | 10,252 kg/ha | 6,550 kg/ha | South Africa |
| 2020s | 3,750 kg/ha | 10,616 kg/ha | 6,866 kg/ha | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher green corn (maize) — yield, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 10,734 kg/ha against 3,786 kg/ha in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in green corn (maize) — yield between Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and South Africa?
- 6,948 kg/ha, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and South Africa rank globally for green corn (maize) — yield?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 19th and South Africa ranks 22nd 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.