What is the difference in corn yields between Greece and Italy?

0.3 tonnes per hectare, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Greece vs Italy: Corn yields

Greece

9.67 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Italy

9.97 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Greece rank

21st

Italy rank

19th

Corn yields over time

Greece
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 9.97 tonnes per hectare against 9.67 tonnes per hectare in Greece, a difference of 0.3 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Greece ranks 21st and Italy ranks 19th of 171 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.86 tonnes per hectare	3.6 tonnes per hectare	1.74 tonnes per hectare	Italy
1970s	3.95 tonnes per hectare	5.76 tonnes per hectare	1.81 tonnes per hectare	Italy
1980s	8.93 tonnes per hectare	7.19 tonnes per hectare	1.74 tonnes per hectare	Greece
1990s	9.82 tonnes per hectare	8.74 tonnes per hectare	1.07 tonnes per hectare	Greece
2000s	10.19 tonnes per hectare	9.11 tonnes per hectare	1.08 tonnes per hectare	Greece
2010s	10.92 tonnes per hectare	9.62 tonnes per hectare	1.3 tonnes per hectare	Greece
2020s	10.49 tonnes per hectare	10.13 tonnes per hectare	0.3602 tonnes per hectare	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn yields, Greece or Italy?: Italy, at 9.97 tonnes per hectare against 9.67 tonnes per hectare in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn yields between Greece and Italy?: 0.3 tonnes per hectare, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Greece and Italy rank globally for corn yields?: Greece ranks 21st and Italy ranks 19th of 171 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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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: 18 September 2026

Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.