Burundi vs Kazakhstan: Corn: Yield gap

Burundi
5.08 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kazakhstan
4.56 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Burundi rank
15th
Kazakhstan rank
17th

Corn: Yield gap over time

  • Burundi
  • Kazakhstan
02468200020122024

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 5.08 tonnes per hectare against 4.56 tonnes per hectare in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.52 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.

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

Burundi ranks 15th and Kazakhstan ranks 17th of 115 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Kazakhstan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
2000s 5.26 tonnes per hectare 6.51 tonnes per hectare 1.25 tonnes per hectare Kazakhstan
2010s 5.05 tonnes per hectare 5.38 tonnes per hectare 0.3359 tonnes per hectare Kazakhstan
2020s 5.1 tonnes per hectare 4.74 tonnes per hectare 0.3617 tonnes per hectare Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn: yield gap, Burundi or Kazakhstan?
Burundi, at 5.08 tonnes per hectare against 4.56 tonnes per hectare in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Burundi and Kazakhstan?
0.52 tonnes per hectare, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Kazakhstan?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Kazakhstan rank globally for corn: yield gap?
Burundi ranks 15th and Kazakhstan ranks 17th 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.