Jamaica vs Kenya: Corn: Yield gap

Jamaica
2.53 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kenya
2.53 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Jamaica rank
45th
Kenya rank
44th

Corn: Yield gap over time

  • Jamaica
  • Kenya
0123200020122024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 2.53 tonnes per hectare against 2.53 tonnes per hectare in Jamaica, a difference of 0 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.

Jamaica ranks 45th and Kenya ranks 44th of 115 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Kenya Difference Ahead
2000s 2.66 tonnes per hectare 2.59 tonnes per hectare 0.0619 tonnes per hectare Jamaica
2010s 2.71 tonnes per hectare 2.55 tonnes per hectare 0.1589 tonnes per hectare Jamaica
2020s 2.69 tonnes per hectare 2.56 tonnes per hectare 0.1317 tonnes per hectare Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn: yield gap, Jamaica or Kenya?
Kenya, at 2.53 tonnes per hectare against 2.53 tonnes per hectare in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Jamaica and Kenya?
0 tonnes per hectare, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Kenya?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Kenya rank globally for corn: yield gap?
Jamaica ranks 45th and Kenya ranks 44th 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.