Ecuador vs Sri Lanka: Corn: Yield gap
Ecuador
0.8353 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.6358 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ecuador rank
79th
Sri Lanka rank
82nd
Corn: Yield gap over time
- Ecuador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.8353 tonnes per hectare against 0.6358 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1995 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 79th and Sri Lanka ranks 82nd of 115 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 0.318 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.8486 tonnes per hectare | 0.4132 tonnes per hectare | 0.4355 tonnes per hectare | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, Ecuador or Sri Lanka?
- Ecuador, at 0.8353 tonnes per hectare against 0.6358 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1995 tonnes per hectare, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Sri Lanka rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- Ecuador ranks 79th and Sri Lanka ranks 82nd 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.