China vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Maize (corn) — Yield
Maize (corn) — Yield over time
- China
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
How they compare
Iran (Islamic Republic of) currently reports 6,665 kg/ha against 6,591 kg/ha in China, a difference of 74 kg/ha.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 46th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 43rd of 178 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Iran (Islamic Republic of) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,559 kg/ha | 1,075 kg/ha | 483.98 kg/ha | China |
| 1970s | 2,432 kg/ha | 1,786 kg/ha | 645.9 kg/ha | China |
| 1980s | 3,604 kg/ha | 2,775 kg/ha | 828.81 kg/ha | China |
| 1990s | 4,803 kg/ha | 6,325 kg/ha | 1,522 kg/ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 2000s | 5,071 kg/ha | 6,748 kg/ha | 1,677 kg/ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 2010s | 5,929 kg/ha | 6,825 kg/ha | 895.84 kg/ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
| 2020s | 6,434 kg/ha | 6,526 kg/ha | 92.42 kg/ha | Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maize (corn) — yield, China or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of), at 6,665 kg/ha against 6,591 kg/ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in maize (corn) — yield between China and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- 74 kg/ha, with Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do China and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for maize (corn) — yield?
- China ranks 46th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 43rd of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Maize (corn) — 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.