Canada vs Portugal: Corn: Yield gap
Canada
0 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Portugal
0 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Canada rank
91st
Portugal rank
91st
Corn: Yield gap over time
- Canada
- Portugal
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0 tonnes per hectare against 0 tonnes per hectare in Portugal, a difference of 0 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 91st of 115 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | 0.8894 tonnes per hectare | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.2285 tonnes per hectare | 0.2695 tonnes per hectare | 0.041 tonnes per hectare | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0117 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 0.0117 tonnes per hectare | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, Canada or Portugal?
- Canada, at 0 tonnes per hectare against 0 tonnes per hectare in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Canada and Portugal?
- 0 tonnes per hectare, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Portugal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Portugal rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- Canada ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 91st 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.