Madagascar vs Tanzania: Corn yields
Madagascar
1.83 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Tanzania
1.76 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar rank
127th
Tanzania rank
128th
Corn yields over time
- Madagascar
- Tanzania
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1.83 tonnes per hectare against 1.76 tonnes per hectare in Tanzania, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 127th and Tanzania ranks 128th of 171 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.7411 tonnes per hectare | 0.3804 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.9498 tonnes per hectare | 0.0815 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.3076 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.9183 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.6103 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.1955 tonnes per hectare | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.143 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.1116 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Madagascar or Tanzania?
- Madagascar, at 1.83 tonnes per hectare against 1.76 tonnes per hectare in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Madagascar and Tanzania?
- 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tanzania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Tanzania rank globally for corn yields?
- Madagascar ranks 127th and Tanzania ranks 128th 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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About this data
Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.