Costa Rica vs Niger: Corn: Yield gap
Costa Rica
1.65 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Niger
1.47 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
66th
Niger rank
68th
Corn: Yield gap over time
- Costa Rica
- Niger
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.65 tonnes per hectare against 1.47 tonnes per hectare in Niger, a difference of 0.18 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Niger ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 66th and Niger ranks 68th of 115 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 0.2773 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 2010s | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.136 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.114 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, Costa Rica or Niger?
- Costa Rica, at 1.65 tonnes per hectare against 1.47 tonnes per hectare in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Costa Rica and Niger?
- 0.18 tonnes per hectare, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Niger?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Niger rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th and Niger ranks 68th 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.