Ghana vs Japan: Corn yields
Ghana
2.77 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Japan
2.69 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ghana rank
102nd
Japan rank
103rd
Corn yields over time
- Ghana
- Japan
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2.77 tonnes per hectare against 2.69 tonnes per hectare in Japan, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Ghana ranks 102nd and Japan ranks 103rd of 170 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | 0.9608 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 0.7015 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.63 tonnes per hectare | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | 0.0583 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Ghana or Japan?
- Ghana, at 2.77 tonnes per hectare against 2.69 tonnes per hectare in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Ghana and Japan?
- 0.08 tonnes per hectare, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Japan rank globally for corn yields?
- Ghana ranks 102nd and Japan ranks 103rd 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.