China vs Guyana: Corn: Yield gap
China
2.34 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guyana
2.24 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
China rank
52nd
Guyana rank
55th
Corn: Yield gap over time
- China
- Guyana
How they compare
China currently reports 2.34 tonnes per hectare against 2.24 tonnes per hectare in Guyana, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per hectare.
Across all 25 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 52nd and Guyana ranks 55th of 115 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.86 tonnes per hectare | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2010s | 3 tonnes per hectare | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.7696 tonnes per hectare | China |
| 2020s | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.2611 tonnes per hectare | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, China or Guyana?
- China, at 2.34 tonnes per hectare against 2.24 tonnes per hectare in Guyana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between China and Guyana?
- 0.1 tonnes per hectare, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Guyana?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do China and Guyana rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- China ranks 52nd and Guyana ranks 55th 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.