Australia vs Russia: Corn yields
Australia
5.95 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Russia
5.84 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Australia rank
54th
Russia rank
56th
Corn yields over time
- Australia
- Russia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 5.95 tonnes per hectare against 5.84 tonnes per hectare in Russia, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 54th and Russia ranks 56th of 170 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.08 tonnes per hectare | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2000s | 5.46 tonnes per hectare | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2010s | 6.68 tonnes per hectare | 4.68 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
| 2020s | 6.57 tonnes per hectare | 5.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.9724 tonnes per hectare | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Australia or Russia?
- Australia, at 5.95 tonnes per hectare against 5.84 tonnes per hectare in Russia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Australia and Russia?
- 0.11 tonnes per hectare, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Russia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Russia rank globally for corn yields?
- Australia ranks 54th and Russia ranks 56th 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
Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.