Kenya vs Yemen: Corn yields
Kenya
1.67 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Yemen
1.57 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kenya rank
132nd
Yemen rank
135th
Corn yields over time
- Kenya
- Yemen
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.67 tonnes per hectare against 1.57 tonnes per hectare in Yemen, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Yemen ahead.
Kenya ranks 132nd and Yemen ranks 135th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | Yemen |
| 1970s | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 0.3382 tonnes per hectare | Yemen |
| 1980s | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.3955 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.2726 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 0.2928 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.3031 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.605 tonnes per hectare | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Kenya or Yemen?
- Kenya, at 1.67 tonnes per hectare against 1.57 tonnes per hectare in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Kenya and Yemen?
- 0.1 tonnes per hectare, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for corn yields?
- Kenya ranks 132nd and Yemen ranks 135th 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.