Ethiopia vs Uganda: Corn: Yield gap
Ethiopia
2.33 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uganda
2.34 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
54th
Uganda rank
53rd
Corn: Yield gap over time
- Ethiopia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 2.34 tonnes per hectare against 2.33 tonnes per hectare in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 54th and Uganda ranks 53rd of 115 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.5488 tonnes per hectare | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | 0.1421 tonnes per hectare | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, Ethiopia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 2.34 tonnes per hectare against 2.33 tonnes per hectare in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Uganda rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- Ethiopia ranks 54th and Uganda ranks 53rd 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.