Netherlands vs Nigeria: Corn: Yield gap
Netherlands
1.19 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria
1.42 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Netherlands rank
73rd
Nigeria rank
70th
Corn: Yield gap over time
- Netherlands
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.42 tonnes per hectare against 1.19 tonnes per hectare in Netherlands, a difference of 0.23 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Netherlands ranks 73rd and Nigeria ranks 70th of 115 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4456 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.499 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.6262 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.7627 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, Netherlands or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.42 tonnes per hectare against 1.19 tonnes per hectare in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Netherlands and Nigeria?
- 0.23 tonnes per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Nigeria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Nigeria rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- Netherlands ranks 73rd and Nigeria ranks 70th 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.