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
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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

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.