Albania vs Nigeria: Corn: Yield gap

Albania
1.52 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria
1.42 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Albania rank
67th
Nigeria rank
70th

Corn: Yield gap over time

  • Albania
  • Nigeria
12345200020122024

How they compare

Albania currently reports 1.52 tonnes per hectare against 1.42 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Albania's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 67th and Nigeria ranks 70th of 115 countries.

Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 4.11 tonnes per hectare 1.79 tonnes per hectare 2.32 tonnes per hectare Albania
2010s 1.89 tonnes per hectare 1.77 tonnes per hectare 0.1198 tonnes per hectare Albania
2020s 1.5 tonnes per hectare 1.39 tonnes per hectare 0.1072 tonnes per hectare Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn: yield gap, Albania or Nigeria?
Albania, at 1.52 tonnes per hectare against 1.42 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Albania and Nigeria?
0.1 tonnes per hectare, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Nigeria?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Albania and Nigeria rank globally for corn: yield gap?
Albania ranks 67th and Nigeria ranks 70th 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

Indicator
Corn: Yield gap
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
115 places, 2,863 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.