Benin vs Uganda: Corn: Yield gap
Benin
2.37 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uganda
2.34 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Benin rank
51st
Uganda rank
53rd
Corn: Yield gap over time
- Benin
- Uganda
How they compare
Benin currently reports 2.37 tonnes per hectare against 2.34 tonnes per hectare in Uganda, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uganda ahead.
Benin ranks 51st and Uganda ranks 53rd of 115 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | 0.3582 tonnes per hectare | Uganda |
| 2010s | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.0739 tonnes per hectare | Uganda |
| 2020s | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | 0.02 tonnes per hectare | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, Benin or Uganda?
- Benin, at 2.37 tonnes per hectare against 2.34 tonnes per hectare in Uganda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Benin and Uganda?
- 0.03 tonnes per hectare, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Uganda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Uganda rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- Benin ranks 51st and Uganda ranks 53rd 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.