Ethiopia vs Gabon: Corn: Yield gap
Ethiopia
2.33 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Gabon
2.18 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
54th
Gabon rank
57th
Corn: Yield gap over time
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2.33 tonnes per hectare against 2.18 tonnes per hectare in Gabon, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 54th and Gabon ranks 57th of 115 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.725 tonnes per hectare | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.0943 tonnes per hectare | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, Ethiopia or Gabon?
- Ethiopia, at 2.33 tonnes per hectare against 2.18 tonnes per hectare in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Ethiopia and Gabon?
- 0.15 tonnes per hectare, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Gabon?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Gabon rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- Ethiopia ranks 54th and Gabon ranks 57th 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.