Japan vs Lebanon: Corn: Yield gap
Japan
6.3 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Lebanon
6.32 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Japan rank
10th
Lebanon rank
9th
Corn: Yield gap over time
- Japan
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 6.32 tonnes per hectare against 6.3 tonnes per hectare in Japan, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and Lebanon ranks 9th of 115 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Lebanon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.48 tonnes per hectare | 5.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.34 tonnes per hectare | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.5378 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2020s | 6.3 tonnes per hectare | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.0176 tonnes per hectare | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, Japan or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 6.32 tonnes per hectare against 6.3 tonnes per hectare in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Japan and Lebanon?
- 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lebanon?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Lebanon rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- Japan ranks 10th and Lebanon ranks 9th 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.