Japan vs North Macedonia: Corn: Yield gap
Japan
6.3 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
North Macedonia
5.37 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Japan rank
10th
North Macedonia rank
13th
Corn: Yield gap over time
- Japan
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 6.3 tonnes per hectare against 5.37 tonnes per hectare in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.93 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times North Macedonia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was North Macedonia ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and North Macedonia ranks 13th of 115 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.48 tonnes per hectare | 5.86 tonnes per hectare | 0.6223 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.34 tonnes per hectare | 5.62 tonnes per hectare | 0.7175 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2020s | 6.3 tonnes per hectare | 5.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.9143 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, Japan or North Macedonia?
- Japan, at 6.3 tonnes per hectare against 5.37 tonnes per hectare in North Macedonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Japan and North Macedonia?
- 0.93 tonnes per hectare, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North Macedonia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and North Macedonia rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- Japan ranks 10th and North Macedonia ranks 13th 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.