Iran vs Malawi: Corn: Yield gap

Iran
3.36 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Malawi
3.4 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iran rank
27th
Malawi rank
26th

Corn: Yield gap over time

  • Iran
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 3.4 tonnes per hectare against 3.36 tonnes per hectare in Iran, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 26th of 115 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 3.28 tonnes per hectare 3.89 tonnes per hectare 0.6109 tonnes per hectare Malawi
2010s 3.2 tonnes per hectare 3.44 tonnes per hectare 0.2393 tonnes per hectare Malawi
2020s 3.5 tonnes per hectare 3.29 tonnes per hectare 0.2173 tonnes per hectare Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn: yield gap, Iran or Malawi?
Malawi, at 3.4 tonnes per hectare against 3.36 tonnes per hectare in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Iran and Malawi?
0.04 tonnes per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Malawi?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Iran and Malawi rank globally for corn: yield gap?
Iran ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 26th 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.