Democratic Republic of Congo vs Peru: Corn: Yield gap
Democratic Republic of Congo
3.69 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Peru
3.98 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
21st
Peru rank
20th
Corn: Yield gap over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 3.98 tonnes per hectare against 3.69 tonnes per hectare in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.29 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 21st and Peru ranks 20th of 115 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | 4.91 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 2010s | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | 4.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.6331 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 2020s | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.4189 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, Democratic Republic of Congo or Peru?
- Peru, at 3.98 tonnes per hectare against 3.69 tonnes per hectare in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Democratic Republic of Congo and Peru?
- 0.29 tonnes per hectare, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Peru?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Peru rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 21st and Peru ranks 20th 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) β 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.