Senegal vs Switzerland: Corn: Yield gap

Senegal
0.1155 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Switzerland
0 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Senegal rank
88th
Switzerland rank
91st

Corn: Yield gap over time

  • Senegal
  • Switzerland
0246200020122024

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 0.1155 tonnes per hectare against 0 tonnes per hectare in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1155 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 88th and Switzerland ranks 91st of 115 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Switzerland Difference Ahead
2000s 1.25 tonnes per hectare 0.6411 tonnes per hectare 0.6049 tonnes per hectare Senegal
2010s 1.33 tonnes per hectare 0.1174 tonnes per hectare 1.21 tonnes per hectare Senegal
2020s 0.1522 tonnes per hectare 0.4339 tonnes per hectare 0.2817 tonnes per hectare Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn: yield gap, Senegal or Switzerland?
Senegal, at 0.1155 tonnes per hectare against 0 tonnes per hectare in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Senegal and Switzerland?
0.1155 tonnes per hectare, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Switzerland?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Senegal and Switzerland rank globally for corn: yield gap?
Senegal ranks 88th and Switzerland ranks 91st 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.