Cuba vs Iraq: Corn: Yield gap
Cuba
1.73 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iraq
1.66 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Cuba rank
64th
Iraq rank
65th
Corn: Yield gap over time
- Cuba
- Iraq
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1.73 tonnes per hectare against 1.66 tonnes per hectare in Iraq, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iraq ahead.
Cuba ranks 64th and Iraq ranks 65th of 115 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 4.47 tonnes per hectare | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 2010s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | Iraq |
| 2020s | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 0.5034 tonnes per hectare | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, Cuba or Iraq?
- Cuba, at 1.73 tonnes per hectare against 1.66 tonnes per hectare in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Cuba and Iraq?
- 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Iraq?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Iraq rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- Cuba ranks 64th and Iraq ranks 65th 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.