Kazakhstan vs Zimbabwe: Corn: Yield gap

Kazakhstan
4.56 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zimbabwe
4.33 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
17th
Zimbabwe rank
19th

Corn: Yield gap over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Zimbabwe
02468200020122024

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 4.56 tonnes per hectare against 4.33 tonnes per hectare in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.23 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.

Kazakhstan ranks 17th and Zimbabwe ranks 19th of 115 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 6.51 tonnes per hectare 4.24 tonnes per hectare 2.27 tonnes per hectare Kazakhstan
2010s 5.38 tonnes per hectare 4.21 tonnes per hectare 1.18 tonnes per hectare Kazakhstan
2020s 4.74 tonnes per hectare 4.03 tonnes per hectare 0.7052 tonnes per hectare Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn: yield gap, Kazakhstan or Zimbabwe?
Kazakhstan, at 4.56 tonnes per hectare against 4.33 tonnes per hectare in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Kazakhstan and Zimbabwe?
0.23 tonnes per hectare, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Zimbabwe?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Zimbabwe rank globally for corn: yield gap?
Kazakhstan ranks 17th and Zimbabwe ranks 19th 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.