Guatemala vs Madagascar: Corn: Yield gap
Guatemala
3.2 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar
3.19 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guatemala rank
28th
Madagascar rank
29th
Corn: Yield gap over time
- Guatemala
- Madagascar
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 3.2 tonnes per hectare against 3.19 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar ahead.
Guatemala ranks 28th and Madagascar ranks 29th of 115 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.32 tonnes per hectare | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.2838 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.029 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.282 tonnes per hectare | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, Guatemala or Madagascar?
- Guatemala, at 3.2 tonnes per hectare against 3.19 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Guatemala and Madagascar?
- 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Madagascar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Madagascar rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- Guatemala ranks 28th and Madagascar ranks 29th 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.