Ukraine vs Uruguay: Corn: Yield gap
Ukraine
2.8 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Uruguay
2.68 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ukraine rank
39th
Uruguay rank
42nd
Corn: Yield gap over time
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 2.8 tonnes per hectare against 2.68 tonnes per hectare in Uruguay, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ukraine ahead.
Ukraine ranks 39th and Uruguay ranks 42nd of 115 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ukraine averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ukraine | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.53 tonnes per hectare | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.0242 tonnes per hectare | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, Ukraine or Uruguay?
- Ukraine, at 2.8 tonnes per hectare against 2.68 tonnes per hectare in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Ukraine and Uruguay?
- 0.12 tonnes per hectare, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ukraine and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ukraine and Uruguay rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- Ukraine ranks 39th and Uruguay ranks 42nd 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 Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.