Azerbaijan vs Ghana: Corn: Yield gap

Azerbaijan
1.19 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ghana
0.9979 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
74th
Ghana rank
76th

Corn: Yield gap over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Ghana
02468200020122024

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 1.19 tonnes per hectare against 0.9979 tonnes per hectare in Ghana, a difference of 0.1921 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Azerbaijan has been ahead every year.

Azerbaijan ranks 74th and Ghana ranks 76th of 115 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Ghana Difference Ahead
2000s 7.6 tonnes per hectare 2.22 tonnes per hectare 5.38 tonnes per hectare Azerbaijan
2010s 5.97 tonnes per hectare 1.82 tonnes per hectare 4.15 tonnes per hectare Azerbaijan
2020s 2.45 tonnes per hectare 1.14 tonnes per hectare 1.31 tonnes per hectare Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn: yield gap, Azerbaijan or Ghana?
Azerbaijan, at 1.19 tonnes per hectare against 0.9979 tonnes per hectare in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Azerbaijan and Ghana?
0.1921 tonnes per hectare, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Ghana?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Azerbaijan and Ghana rank globally for corn: yield gap?
Azerbaijan ranks 74th and Ghana ranks 76th 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.