Gambia vs Sudan: Corn: Yield gap

Gambia
1.8 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sudan
1.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Gambia rank
62nd
Sudan rank
60th

Corn: Yield gap over time

  • Gambia
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 1.97 tonnes per hectare against 1.8 tonnes per hectare in Gambia, a difference of 0.17 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 62nd and Sudan ranks 60th of 115 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 1.96 tonnes per hectare 1.59 tonnes per hectare 0.3746 tonnes per hectare Gambia
2020s 1.89 tonnes per hectare 2.03 tonnes per hectare 0.1484 tonnes per hectare Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn: yield gap, Gambia or Sudan?
Sudan, at 1.97 tonnes per hectare against 1.8 tonnes per hectare in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Gambia and Sudan?
0.17 tonnes per hectare, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sudan?
13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Sudan rank globally for corn: yield gap?
Gambia ranks 62nd and Sudan ranks 60th 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

Indicator
Corn: Yield gap
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
115 places, 2,863 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.