Cameroon vs Slovakia: Corn: Yield gap

Cameroon
2.23 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Slovakia
2 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Cameroon rank
56th
Slovakia rank
59th

Corn: Yield gap over time

  • Cameroon
  • Slovakia
0246200020122024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 2.23 tonnes per hectare against 2 tonnes per hectare in Slovakia, a difference of 0.23 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Slovakia ahead.

Cameroon ranks 56th and Slovakia ranks 59th of 115 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Slovakia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Slovakia Difference Ahead
2000s 1.94 tonnes per hectare 3.73 tonnes per hectare 1.79 tonnes per hectare Slovakia
2010s 2.18 tonnes per hectare 2.51 tonnes per hectare 0.3271 tonnes per hectare Slovakia
2020s 2.28 tonnes per hectare 2.05 tonnes per hectare 0.231 tonnes per hectare Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn: yield gap, Cameroon or Slovakia?
Cameroon, at 2.23 tonnes per hectare against 2 tonnes per hectare in Slovakia as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Cameroon and Slovakia?
0.23 tonnes per hectare, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Slovakia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Slovakia rank globally for corn: yield gap?
Cameroon ranks 56th and Slovakia ranks 59th 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.