Ghana vs Netherlands: Corn: Yield gap
Ghana
0.9979 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Netherlands
1.19 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ghana rank
76th
Netherlands rank
73rd
Corn: Yield gap over time
- Ghana
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 1.19 tonnes per hectare against 0.9979 tonnes per hectare in Ghana, a difference of 0.1921 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 76th and Netherlands ranks 73rd of 115 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.4456 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 0.499 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.6262 tonnes per hectare | 0.5154 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, Ghana or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 1.19 tonnes per hectare against 0.9979 tonnes per hectare in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Ghana and Netherlands?
- 0.1921 tonnes per hectare, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Netherlands?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Netherlands rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- Ghana ranks 76th and Netherlands ranks 73rd 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.