Poland vs Syria: Corn: Yield gap

Poland
2.18 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Syria
1.9 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Poland rank
58th
Syria rank
61st

Corn: Yield gap over time

  • Poland
  • Syria
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 2.18 tonnes per hectare against 1.9 tonnes per hectare in Syria, a difference of 0.28 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Syria ahead.

Poland ranks 58th and Syria ranks 61st of 115 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Syria Difference Ahead
2000s 3.62 tonnes per hectare 3.74 tonnes per hectare 0.1171 tonnes per hectare Syria
2010s 2.98 tonnes per hectare 3.85 tonnes per hectare 0.876 tonnes per hectare Syria
2020s 2.25 tonnes per hectare 1.86 tonnes per hectare 0.3866 tonnes per hectare Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn: yield gap, Poland or Syria?
Poland, at 2.18 tonnes per hectare against 1.9 tonnes per hectare in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Poland and Syria?
0.28 tonnes per hectare, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Syria?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Poland and Syria rank globally for corn: yield gap?
Poland ranks 58th and Syria ranks 61st 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.