Benin vs China: Corn: Yield gap

Benin
2.37 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China
2.34 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Benin rank
51st
China rank
52nd

Corn: Yield gap over time

  • Benin
  • China
01234200020122024

How they compare

Benin currently reports 2.37 tonnes per hectare against 2.34 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.

Benin ranks 51st and China ranks 52nd of 115 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin China Difference Ahead
2000s 2.36 tonnes per hectare 3.86 tonnes per hectare 1.5 tonnes per hectare China
2010s 2.27 tonnes per hectare 3 tonnes per hectare 0.7259 tonnes per hectare China
2020s 2.4 tonnes per hectare 2.5 tonnes per hectare 0.1012 tonnes per hectare China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn: yield gap, Benin or China?
Benin, at 2.37 tonnes per hectare against 2.34 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Benin and China?
0.03 tonnes per hectare, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and China?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Benin and China rank globally for corn: yield gap?
Benin ranks 51st and China ranks 52nd 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
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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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.