Burundi vs Jamaica: Corn yields
Burundi
1.23 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Jamaica
1.34 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Burundi rank
144th
Jamaica rank
141st
Corn yields over time
- Burundi
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.34 tonnes per hectare against 1.23 tonnes per hectare in Burundi, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 144th and Jamaica ranks 141st of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.9305 tonnes per hectare | 0.0859 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 1970s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.3904 tonnes per hectare | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.0652 tonnes per hectare | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.0187 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 2000s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.1645 tonnes per hectare | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.1004 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 2020s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.036 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Burundi or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 1.34 tonnes per hectare against 1.23 tonnes per hectare in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Burundi and Jamaica?
- 0.11 tonnes per hectare, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Jamaica?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Jamaica rank globally for corn yields?
- Burundi ranks 144th and Jamaica ranks 141st 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.