Hungary vs Peru: Corn: Yield gap
Hungary
3.66 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Peru
3.98 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Hungary rank
22nd
Peru rank
20th
Corn: Yield gap over time
- Hungary
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 3.98 tonnes per hectare against 3.66 tonnes per hectare in Hungary, a difference of 0.32 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 22nd and Peru ranks 20th of 115 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | 4.91 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 2010s | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 4.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 2020s | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.8704 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, Hungary or Peru?
- Peru, at 3.98 tonnes per hectare against 3.66 tonnes per hectare in Hungary as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Hungary and Peru?
- 0.32 tonnes per hectare, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Peru?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Peru rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- Hungary ranks 22nd and Peru ranks 20th 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.