Iran vs Russia: Corn: Yield gap
Iran
3.36 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Russia
3.52 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Iran rank
27th
Russia rank
24th
Corn: Yield gap over time
- Iran
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 3.52 tonnes per hectare against 3.36 tonnes per hectare in Iran, a difference of 0.16 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Russia ahead.
Iran ranks 27th and Russia ranks 24th of 115 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | 6.23 tonnes per hectare | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | Russia |
| 2010s | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 4.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | Russia |
| 2020s | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | 0.2544 tonnes per hectare | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, Iran or Russia?
- Russia, at 3.52 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 Russia?
- 0.16 tonnes per hectare, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Russia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Russia rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- Iran ranks 27th and Russia ranks 24th 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.