Cuba vs Gambia: Corn: Yield gap

Cuba
1.73 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Gambia
1.8 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Cuba rank
64th
Gambia rank
62nd

Corn: Yield gap over time

  • Cuba
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 1.8 tonnes per hectare against 1.73 tonnes per hectare in Cuba, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 64th and Gambia ranks 62nd of 115 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Gambia Difference Ahead
2000s 1.25 tonnes per hectare 1.52 tonnes per hectare 0.2738 tonnes per hectare Gambia
2010s 1.35 tonnes per hectare 1.9 tonnes per hectare 0.5488 tonnes per hectare Gambia
2020s 1.87 tonnes per hectare 1.89 tonnes per hectare 0.0185 tonnes per hectare Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn: yield gap, Cuba or Gambia?
Gambia, at 1.8 tonnes per hectare against 1.73 tonnes per hectare in Cuba as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Cuba and Gambia?
0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Gambia?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cuba and Gambia rank globally for corn: yield gap?
Cuba ranks 64th and Gambia ranks 62nd 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.