Mauritius vs United States: Corn yields

Mauritius
11.89 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United States
11.71 tonnes per hectare
in 2025
Mauritius rank
10th
United States rank
11th

Corn yields over time

  • Mauritius
  • United States
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 11.89 tonnes per hectare against 11.71 tonnes per hectare in United States, a difference of 0.18 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Mauritius ranks 10th and United States ranks 11th of 170 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius United States Difference Ahead
1960s 1.72 tonnes per hectare 4.54 tonnes per hectare 2.81 tonnes per hectare United States
1970s 2.26 tonnes per hectare 5.63 tonnes per hectare 3.37 tonnes per hectare United States
1980s 3.47 tonnes per hectare 6.65 tonnes per hectare 3.17 tonnes per hectare United States
1990s 4.41 tonnes per hectare 7.74 tonnes per hectare 3.33 tonnes per hectare United States
2000s 7.72 tonnes per hectare 9.24 tonnes per hectare 1.52 tonnes per hectare United States
2010s 7.11 tonnes per hectare 10.14 tonnes per hectare 3.03 tonnes per hectare United States
2020s 10.08 tonnes per hectare 11.02 tonnes per hectare 0.9415 tonnes per hectare United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn yields, Mauritius or United States?
Mauritius, at 11.89 tonnes per hectare against 11.71 tonnes per hectare in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn yields between Mauritius and United States?
0.18 tonnes per hectare, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Mauritius and United States rank globally for corn yields?
Mauritius ranks 10th and United States ranks 11th 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

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

Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.