Brazil vs Syria: Corn yields

Brazil
5.43 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Syria
5.68 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Brazil rank
60th
Syria rank
58th

Corn yields over time

  • Brazil
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 5.68 tonnes per hectare against 5.43 tonnes per hectare in Brazil, a difference of 0.25 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 60th and Syria ranks 58th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 1.31 tonnes per hectare 0.1383 tonnes per hectare 1.17 tonnes per hectare Brazil
1970s 1.45 tonnes per hectare 0.5281 tonnes per hectare 0.9261 tonnes per hectare Brazil
1980s 1.83 tonnes per hectare 1.16 tonnes per hectare 0.6729 tonnes per hectare Brazil
1990s 2.41 tonnes per hectare 4.05 tonnes per hectare 1.64 tonnes per hectare Syria
2000s 3.43 tonnes per hectare 3.84 tonnes per hectare 0.4133 tonnes per hectare Syria
2010s 5.03 tonnes per hectare 3.73 tonnes per hectare 1.31 tonnes per hectare Brazil
2020s 5.38 tonnes per hectare 5.72 tonnes per hectare 0.3408 tonnes per hectare Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn yields, Brazil or Syria?
Syria, at 5.68 tonnes per hectare against 5.43 tonnes per hectare in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn yields between Brazil and Syria?
0.25 tonnes per hectare, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Syria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Syria rank globally for corn yields?
Brazil ranks 60th and Syria ranks 58th 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.