What is the difference in corn yields between Argentina and China?

0.01 tonnes per hectare, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and China?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Argentina vs China: Corn yields

Argentina

6.58 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

China

6.59 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Argentina rank

46th

China rank

45th

Corn yields over time

Argentina
China

How they compare

China currently reports 6.59 tonnes per hectare against 6.58 tonnes per hectare in Argentina, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 46th and China ranks 45th of 171 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	China	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.92 tonnes per hectare	1.56 tonnes per hectare	0.3613 tonnes per hectare	Argentina
1970s	2.69 tonnes per hectare	2.43 tonnes per hectare	0.254 tonnes per hectare	Argentina
1980s	3.28 tonnes per hectare	3.6 tonnes per hectare	0.3269 tonnes per hectare	China
1990s	4.52 tonnes per hectare	4.8 tonnes per hectare	0.2824 tonnes per hectare	China
2000s	6.28 tonnes per hectare	5.07 tonnes per hectare	1.21 tonnes per hectare	Argentina
2010s	6.96 tonnes per hectare	5.93 tonnes per hectare	1.03 tonnes per hectare	Argentina
2020s	6.68 tonnes per hectare	6.43 tonnes per hectare	0.2476 tonnes per hectare	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn yields, Argentina or China?: China, at 6.59 tonnes per hectare against 6.58 tonnes per hectare in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn yields between Argentina and China?: 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and China?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Argentina and China rank globally for corn yields?: Argentina ranks 46th and China ranks 45th of 171 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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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: 18 September 2026

Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.