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
0.511.52196119922024

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

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.