Europe vs New Zealand: Maize (corn) — Yield
Maize (corn) — Yield over time
- Europe
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 11,301 kg/ha against 6,363 kg/ha in Europe, a difference of 4,938 kg/ha.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.8 times Europe's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Europe ranks 9th and New Zealand ranks 12th of 38 groups.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,568 kg/ha | 5,498 kg/ha | 2,930 kg/ha | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 3,686 kg/ha | 7,694 kg/ha | 4,007 kg/ha | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 4,553 kg/ha | 8,964 kg/ha | 4,412 kg/ha | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 4,960 kg/ha | 9,723 kg/ha | 4,763 kg/ha | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 5,609 kg/ha | 10,576 kg/ha | 4,967 kg/ha | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 6,498 kg/ha | 11,081 kg/ha | 4,583 kg/ha | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 6,583 kg/ha | 11,326 kg/ha | 4,743 kg/ha | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maize (corn) — yield, Europe or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 11,301 kg/ha against 6,363 kg/ha in Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in maize (corn) — yield between Europe and New Zealand?
- 4,938 kg/ha, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and New Zealand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Europe and New Zealand rank globally for maize (corn) — yield?
- Europe ranks 9th and New Zealand ranks 12th of 38 groups.
- 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.