Argentina vs Colombia: Corn: Yield gap
Argentina
0.4892 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Colombia
0.4968 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Argentina rank
85th
Colombia rank
84th
Corn: Yield gap over time
- Argentina
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.4968 tonnes per hectare against 0.4892 tonnes per hectare in Argentina, a difference of 0.0076 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Colombia ahead.
Argentina ranks 85th and Colombia ranks 84th of 115 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8791 tonnes per hectare | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.3732 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.5574 tonnes per hectare | 0.7285 tonnes per hectare | 0.1711 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, Argentina or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 0.4968 tonnes per hectare against 0.4892 tonnes per hectare in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Argentina and Colombia?
- 0.0076 tonnes per hectare, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Colombia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Colombia rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- Argentina ranks 85th and Colombia ranks 84th 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.