Eritrea vs Kenya: Corn: Yield gap
Eritrea
2.55 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kenya
2.53 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Eritrea rank
43rd
Kenya rank
44th
Corn: Yield gap over time
- Eritrea
- Kenya
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 2.55 tonnes per hectare against 2.53 tonnes per hectare in Kenya, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 43rd and Kenya ranks 44th of 115 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 0.4383 tonnes per hectare | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | 0.0155 tonnes per hectare | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.0128 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, Eritrea or Kenya?
- Eritrea, at 2.55 tonnes per hectare against 2.53 tonnes per hectare in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Eritrea and Kenya?
- 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Kenya?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Kenya rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- Eritrea ranks 43rd and Kenya ranks 44th 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.