Costa Rica vs Cuba: Corn yields
Costa Rica
1.9 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Cuba
1.91 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
122nd
Cuba rank
121st
Corn yields over time
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1.91 tonnes per hectare against 1.9 tonnes per hectare in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Cuba ranks 121st of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Cuba in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.9315 tonnes per hectare | 0.2866 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.4046 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.4512 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.674 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.4954 tonnes per hectare | Cuba |
| 2010s | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.3114 tonnes per hectare | Cuba |
| 2020s | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 0.0566 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Costa Rica or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 1.91 tonnes per hectare against 1.9 tonnes per hectare in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for corn yields?
- Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Cuba ranks 121st 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.