Algeria vs Yemen: Corn: Yield gap

Algeria
5.81 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Yemen
6.33 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Algeria rank
11th
Yemen rank
8th

Corn: Yield gap over time

  • Algeria
  • Yemen
46810200020122024

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 6.33 tonnes per hectare against 5.81 tonnes per hectare in Algeria, a difference of 0.52 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 8th of 115 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Yemen Difference Ahead
2000s 7.63 tonnes per hectare 6.59 tonnes per hectare 1.04 tonnes per hectare Algeria
2010s 8.63 tonnes per hectare 6.55 tonnes per hectare 2.08 tonnes per hectare Algeria
2020s 6.07 tonnes per hectare 5.66 tonnes per hectare 0.4118 tonnes per hectare Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn: yield gap, Algeria or Yemen?
Yemen, at 6.33 tonnes per hectare against 5.81 tonnes per hectare in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Algeria and Yemen?
0.52 tonnes per hectare, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Yemen?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Yemen rank globally for corn: yield gap?
Algeria ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 8th 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.