Southern Africa vs Switzerland: Maize (corn) — Yield
Maize (corn) — Yield over time
- Southern Africa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 9,979 kg/ha against 4,560 kg/ha in Southern Africa, a difference of 5,419 kg/ha.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.2 times Southern Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Southern Africa ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 17th of 38 regions.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Africa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,280 kg/ha | 5,010 kg/ha | 3,730 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1,771 kg/ha | 6,229 kg/ha | 4,459 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1,871 kg/ha | 7,800 kg/ha | 5,929 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 2,062 kg/ha | 8,674 kg/ha | 6,612 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 3,096 kg/ha | 9,011 kg/ha | 5,915 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 4,229 kg/ha | 10,217 kg/ha | 5,988 kg/ha | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 5,264 kg/ha | 9,473 kg/ha | 4,208 kg/ha | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maize (corn) — yield, Southern Africa or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 9,979 kg/ha against 4,560 kg/ha in Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in maize (corn) — yield between Southern Africa and Switzerland?
- 5,419 kg/ha, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Africa and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Southern Africa and Switzerland rank globally for maize (corn) — yield?
- Southern Africa ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 17th of 38 regions.
- 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.