Laos vs Vietnam: Corn yields
Laos
4.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Vietnam
5.11 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Laos rank
67th
Vietnam rank
64th
Corn yields over time
- Laos
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 5.11 tonnes per hectare against 4.97 tonnes per hectare in Laos, a difference of 0.14 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 67th and Vietnam ranks 64th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 4 and Vietnam in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.5165 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 1970s | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.3696 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 1980s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.1207 tonnes per hectare | Vietnam |
| 1990s | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.0645 tonnes per hectare | Vietnam |
| 2000s | 3.64 tonnes per hectare | 3.41 tonnes per hectare | 0.2303 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 2010s | 5.61 tonnes per hectare | 4.48 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | Laos |
| 2020s | 4.96 tonnes per hectare | 4.99 tonnes per hectare | 0.0285 tonnes per hectare | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Laos or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 5.11 tonnes per hectare against 4.97 tonnes per hectare in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Laos and Vietnam?
- 0.14 tonnes per hectare, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Vietnam?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Vietnam rank globally for corn yields?
- Laos ranks 67th and Vietnam ranks 64th 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.