Kyrgyzstan vs South Africa: Corn: Yield gap
Kyrgyzstan
2.82 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Africa
2.75 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan rank
38th
South Africa rank
40th
Corn: Yield gap over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- South Africa
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 2.82 tonnes per hectare against 2.75 tonnes per hectare in South Africa, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 40th of 115 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.13 tonnes per hectare | 4.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.1772 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 2010s | 3.86 tonnes per hectare | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.8074 tonnes per hectare | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, Kyrgyzstan or South Africa?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 2.82 tonnes per hectare against 2.75 tonnes per hectare in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Kyrgyzstan and South Africa?
- 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and South Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and South Africa rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 40th 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.