Madagascar vs Sierra Leone: Corn yields
Madagascar
1.83 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.7 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar rank
126th
Sierra Leone rank
129th
Corn yields over time
- Madagascar
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1.83 tonnes per hectare against 1.7 tonnes per hectare in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.13 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 126th and Sierra Leone ranks 129th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.7272 tonnes per hectare | 0.3942 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.0298 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.013 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.9183 tonnes per hectare | 0.9792 tonnes per hectare | 0.0609 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 0.9113 tonnes per hectare | 0.5021 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 0.0381 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 0.0896 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Madagascar or Sierra Leone?
- Madagascar, at 1.83 tonnes per hectare against 1.7 tonnes per hectare in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
- 0.13 tonnes per hectare, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Sierra Leone rank globally for corn yields?
- Madagascar ranks 126th and Sierra Leone ranks 129th 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.