Costa Rica vs Nepal: Corn: Yield gap
Costa Rica
1.65 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nepal
1.73 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
66th
Nepal rank
63rd
Corn: Yield gap over time
- Costa Rica
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 1.73 tonnes per hectare against 1.65 tonnes per hectare in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per hectare.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 66th and Nepal ranks 63rd of 115 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | Nepal |
| 2010s | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | Nepal |
| 2020s | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.3338 tonnes per hectare | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, Costa Rica or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 1.73 tonnes per hectare against 1.65 tonnes per hectare in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Costa Rica and Nepal?
- 0.08 tonnes per hectare, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nepal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Nepal rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th and Nepal ranks 63rd 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.