Afghanistan vs Cuba: Corn yields

Afghanistan
1.93 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Cuba
1.91 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
119th
Cuba rank
121st

Corn yields over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Cuba
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.93 tonnes per hectare against 1.91 tonnes per hectare in Cuba, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 119th and Cuba ranks 121st of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Cuba in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Cuba Difference Ahead
1960s 1.49 tonnes per hectare 0.9315 tonnes per hectare 0.5541 tonnes per hectare Afghanistan
1970s 1.57 tonnes per hectare 1.04 tonnes per hectare 0.5332 tonnes per hectare Afghanistan
1980s 1.68 tonnes per hectare 1.21 tonnes per hectare 0.4642 tonnes per hectare Afghanistan
1990s 1.62 tonnes per hectare 1.1 tonnes per hectare 0.525 tonnes per hectare Afghanistan
2000s 1.98 tonnes per hectare 2.39 tonnes per hectare 0.41 tonnes per hectare Cuba
2010s 1.91 tonnes per hectare 2.29 tonnes per hectare 0.3828 tonnes per hectare Cuba
2020s 2.17 tonnes per hectare 1.77 tonnes per hectare 0.3991 tonnes per hectare Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn yields, Afghanistan or Cuba?
Afghanistan, at 1.93 tonnes per hectare against 1.91 tonnes per hectare in Cuba as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn yields between Afghanistan and Cuba?
0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cuba?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Cuba rank globally for corn yields?
Afghanistan ranks 119th and Cuba ranks 121st of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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 yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Corn yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
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
171 places, 9,544 data points, 1866–2025
Last refreshed

Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.