Chad vs Nicaragua: Corn yields

Chad
1.27 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nicaragua
1.42 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
Chad rank
142nd
Nicaragua rank
139th

Corn yields over time

  • Chad
  • Nicaragua
0.511.52196119922024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1.42 tonnes per hectare against 1.27 tonnes per hectare in Chad, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 142nd and Nicaragua ranks 139th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 1.14 tonnes per hectare 0.8854 tonnes per hectare 0.2518 tonnes per hectare Chad
1970s 1.57 tonnes per hectare 0.8959 tonnes per hectare 0.6705 tonnes per hectare Chad
1980s 0.8403 tonnes per hectare 1.19 tonnes per hectare 0.3515 tonnes per hectare Nicaragua
1990s 1.01 tonnes per hectare 1.2 tonnes per hectare 0.1845 tonnes per hectare Nicaragua
2000s 0.8871 tonnes per hectare 1.39 tonnes per hectare 0.506 tonnes per hectare Nicaragua
2010s 1.19 tonnes per hectare 1.27 tonnes per hectare 0.0719 tonnes per hectare Nicaragua
2020s 1.14 tonnes per hectare 1.34 tonnes per hectare 0.2003 tonnes per hectare Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn yields, Chad or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 1.42 tonnes per hectare against 1.27 tonnes per hectare in Chad as of 2023.
What is the difference in corn yields between Chad and Nicaragua?
0.15 tonnes per hectare, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nicaragua?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Chad and Nicaragua rank globally for corn yields?
Chad ranks 142nd and Nicaragua ranks 139th 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.