Democratic Republic of Congo vs Zimbabwe: Corn: Yield gap

Democratic Republic of Congo
3.69 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zimbabwe
4.33 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
21st
Zimbabwe rank
19th

Corn: Yield gap over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 4.33 tonnes per hectare against 3.69 tonnes per hectare in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.64 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 21st and Zimbabwe ranks 19th of 115 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 3.68 tonnes per hectare 4.24 tonnes per hectare 0.5672 tonnes per hectare Zimbabwe
2010s 3.68 tonnes per hectare 4.21 tonnes per hectare 0.5228 tonnes per hectare Zimbabwe
2020s 3.69 tonnes per hectare 4.03 tonnes per hectare 0.3411 tonnes per hectare Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn: yield gap, Democratic Republic of Congo or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 4.33 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 Zimbabwe?
0.64 tonnes per hectare, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe rank globally for corn: yield gap?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 21st and Zimbabwe ranks 19th 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

Indicator
Corn: Yield gap
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
115 places, 2,863 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

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.