Ghana vs Mali: Corn: Yield gap

Ghana
0.9979 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mali
0.8467 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ghana rank
76th
Mali rank
78th

Corn: Yield gap over time

  • Ghana
  • Mali
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.9979 tonnes per hectare against 0.8467 tonnes per hectare in Mali, a difference of 0.1512 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 76th and Mali ranks 78th of 115 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Mali Difference Ahead
2000s 2.22 tonnes per hectare 1.61 tonnes per hectare 0.6071 tonnes per hectare Ghana
2010s 1.82 tonnes per hectare 0.8182 tonnes per hectare 0.9987 tonnes per hectare Ghana
2020s 1.14 tonnes per hectare 0.7692 tonnes per hectare 0.3723 tonnes per hectare Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn: yield gap, Ghana or Mali?
Ghana, at 0.9979 tonnes per hectare against 0.8467 tonnes per hectare in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Ghana and Mali?
0.1512 tonnes per hectare, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mali?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Mali rank globally for corn: yield gap?
Ghana ranks 76th and Mali ranks 78th 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.