France vs Sri Lanka: Corn: Yield gap
France
0.7659 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.6358 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
France rank
81st
Sri Lanka rank
82nd
Corn: Yield gap over time
- France
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
France currently reports 0.7659 tonnes per hectare against 0.6358 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1301 tonnes per hectare.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
France ranks 81st and Sri Lanka ranks 82nd of 115 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.878 tonnes per hectare | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.9868 tonnes per hectare | 0.318 tonnes per hectare | 0.6688 tonnes per hectare | France |
| 2020s | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.4132 tonnes per hectare | 0.7002 tonnes per hectare | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, France or Sri Lanka?
- France, at 0.7659 tonnes per hectare against 0.6358 tonnes per hectare in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between France and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1301 tonnes per hectare, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do France and Sri Lanka rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- France ranks 81st 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.