Argentina vs Senegal: Corn: Yield gap
Argentina
0.4892 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Senegal
0.1155 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Argentina rank
85th
Senegal rank
88th
Corn: Yield gap over time
- Argentina
- Senegal
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 0.4892 tonnes per hectare against 0.1155 tonnes per hectare in Senegal, a difference of 0.3737 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Argentina's figure about 4.2 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Senegal ahead.
Argentina ranks 85th and Senegal ranks 88th of 115 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8791 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.3669 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.3732 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.9575 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0.5574 tonnes per hectare | 0.1522 tonnes per hectare | 0.4052 tonnes per hectare | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, Argentina or Senegal?
- Argentina, at 0.4892 tonnes per hectare against 0.1155 tonnes per hectare in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Argentina and Senegal?
- 0.3737 tonnes per hectare, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Senegal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Senegal rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- Argentina ranks 85th and Senegal ranks 88th 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.