Afghanistan vs Romania: Corn: Yield gap
Afghanistan
8.47 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Romania
7 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
1st
Romania rank
3rd
Corn: Yield gap over time
- Afghanistan
- Romania
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 8.47 tonnes per hectare against 7 tonnes per hectare in Romania, a difference of 1.47 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Romania ranks 3rd of 115 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.42 tonnes per hectare | 6.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 8.49 tonnes per hectare | 5.02 tonnes per hectare | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 8.23 tonnes per hectare | 5.85 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, Afghanistan or Romania?
- Afghanistan, at 8.47 tonnes per hectare against 7 tonnes per hectare in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Afghanistan and Romania?
- 1.47 tonnes per hectare, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Romania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Romania rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and Romania ranks 3rd of 115 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.