Jamaica vs Mexico: Corn: Yield gap
Jamaica
2.53 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mexico
2.48 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Jamaica rank
45th
Mexico rank
46th
Corn: Yield gap over time
- Jamaica
- Mexico
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 2.53 tonnes per hectare against 2.48 tonnes per hectare in Mexico, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.
Jamaica ranks 45th and Mexico ranks 46th of 115 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.6246 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 2010s | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | 0.0001 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 2020s | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.4282 tonnes per hectare | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, Jamaica or Mexico?
- Jamaica, at 2.53 tonnes per hectare against 2.48 tonnes per hectare in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Jamaica and Mexico?
- 0.05 tonnes per hectare, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Mexico?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Mexico rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- Jamaica ranks 45th and Mexico ranks 46th 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.