Canada vs Turkey: Corn yields

Canada
10.59 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Turkey
10.26 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Canada rank
15th
Turkey rank
16th

Corn yields over time

  • Canada
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 10.59 tonnes per hectare against 10.26 tonnes per hectare in Turkey, a difference of 0.33 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 16th of 170 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 4.89 tonnes per hectare 1.46 tonnes per hectare 3.43 tonnes per hectare Canada
1970s 5.25 tonnes per hectare 1.98 tonnes per hectare 3.27 tonnes per hectare Canada
1980s 5.98 tonnes per hectare 3.16 tonnes per hectare 2.82 tonnes per hectare Canada
1990s 7.01 tonnes per hectare 4.08 tonnes per hectare 2.93 tonnes per hectare Canada
2000s 7.9 tonnes per hectare 5.83 tonnes per hectare 2.07 tonnes per hectare Canada
2010s 9.57 tonnes per hectare 8.69 tonnes per hectare 0.879 tonnes per hectare Canada
2020s 10.09 tonnes per hectare 9.46 tonnes per hectare 0.6278 tonnes per hectare Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn yields, Canada or Turkey?
Canada, at 10.59 tonnes per hectare against 10.26 tonnes per hectare in Turkey as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn yields between Canada and Turkey?
0.33 tonnes per hectare, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Turkey?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Canada and Turkey rank globally for corn yields?
Canada ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 16th 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.