China vs Croatia: Corn: Yield gap
China
2.34 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Croatia
2.38 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
52nd
Croatia rank
49th
Corn: Yield gap over time
- China
- Croatia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 2.38 tonnes per hectare against 2.34 tonnes per hectare in China, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Croatia ahead.
China ranks 52nd and Croatia ranks 49th of 115 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Croatia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.86 tonnes per hectare | 3.92 tonnes per hectare | 0.0564 tonnes per hectare | Croatia |
| 2010s | 3 tonnes per hectare | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | 0.1537 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2020s | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | 0.0075 tonnes per hectare | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, China or Croatia?
- Croatia, at 2.38 tonnes per hectare against 2.34 tonnes per hectare in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between China and Croatia?
- 0.04 tonnes per hectare, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Croatia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do China and Croatia rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- China ranks 52nd and Croatia ranks 49th 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.