What is the difference in corn yields between Libya and Zambia?

0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Libya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Zambia?

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.

Libya vs Zambia: Corn yields

Libya

2.22 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Zambia

2.21 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Libya rank

110th

Zambia rank

111th

Corn yields over time

Libya
Zambia

How they compare

Libya currently reports 2.22 tonnes per hectare against 2.21 tonnes per hectare in Zambia, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 110th and Zambia ranks 111th of 171 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.12 tonnes per hectare	0.8532 tonnes per hectare	0.2624 tonnes per hectare	Libya
1970s	1.22 tonnes per hectare	1.26 tonnes per hectare	0.0473 tonnes per hectare	Zambia
1980s	1.02 tonnes per hectare	1.91 tonnes per hectare	0.8834 tonnes per hectare	Zambia
1990s	1.41 tonnes per hectare	1.55 tonnes per hectare	0.1399 tonnes per hectare	Zambia
2000s	2.18 tonnes per hectare	1.93 tonnes per hectare	0.2569 tonnes per hectare	Libya
2010s	2.15 tonnes per hectare	2.59 tonnes per hectare	0.4373 tonnes per hectare	Zambia
2020s	2.21 tonnes per hectare	2.41 tonnes per hectare	0.1987 tonnes per hectare	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn yields, Libya or Zambia?: Libya, at 2.22 tonnes per hectare against 2.21 tonnes per hectare in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn yields between Libya and Zambia?: 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Zambia?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Libya and Zambia rank globally for corn yields?: Libya ranks 110th and Zambia ranks 111th 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.