China vs Ethiopia: Corn: Yield gap
China
2.34 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ethiopia
2.33 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
52nd
Ethiopia rank
54th
Corn: Yield gap over time
- China
- Ethiopia
How they compare
China currently reports 2.34 tonnes per hectare against 2.33 tonnes per hectare in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.
China ranks 52nd and Ethiopia ranks 54th of 115 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.86 tonnes per hectare | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | 0.0373 tonnes per hectare | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 3 tonnes per hectare | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | 0.1032 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2020s | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.2234 tonnes per hectare | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, China or Ethiopia?
- China, at 2.34 tonnes per hectare against 2.33 tonnes per hectare in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between China and Ethiopia?
- 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Ethiopia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do China and Ethiopia rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- China ranks 52nd and Ethiopia ranks 54th 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.