Nicaragua vs Ukraine: Corn: Yield gap

Nicaragua
2.73 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
Ukraine
2.8 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
41st
Ukraine rank
39th

Corn: Yield gap over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Ukraine
23456200020122024

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 2.8 tonnes per hectare against 2.73 tonnes per hectare in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ukraine ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 41st and Ukraine ranks 39th of 115 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Ukraine Difference Ahead
2000s 2.76 tonnes per hectare 5.53 tonnes per hectare 2.77 tonnes per hectare Ukraine
2010s 2.88 tonnes per hectare 3.28 tonnes per hectare 0.3982 tonnes per hectare Ukraine
2020s 2.81 tonnes per hectare 2.54 tonnes per hectare 0.2751 tonnes per hectare Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn: yield gap, Nicaragua or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 2.8 tonnes per hectare against 2.73 tonnes per hectare in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Nicaragua and Ukraine?
0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Ukraine?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Ukraine rank globally for corn: yield gap?
Nicaragua ranks 41st and Ukraine ranks 39th 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.