Costa Rica vs Rwanda: Corn yields
Costa Rica
1.9 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Rwanda
1.83 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
122nd
Rwanda rank
124th
Corn yields over time
- Costa Rica
- Rwanda
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.9 tonnes per hectare against 1.83 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Rwanda ranks 124th of 170 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.0285 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.3719 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.3766 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.5996 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 0.9443 tonnes per hectare | 0.9546 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 0.1646 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.2282 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 Rwanda?
- Costa Rica, at 1.9 tonnes per hectare against 1.83 tonnes per hectare in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Costa Rica and Rwanda?
- 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Rwanda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Rwanda rank globally for corn yields?
- Costa Rica ranks 122nd and Rwanda ranks 124th 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.