Green corn (maize) — Yield in Western Europe

Western Europe: Green corn (maize) — Yield was 21,948 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
21,948 kg/ha
Change on year
up 17.0%
Rank
5th
of 28 groups
All-time high
21,948 kg/ha
in 2024
All-time low
14,230 kg/ha
in 1992
Years of data
37
1988–2024

Green corn (maize) — Yield in Western Europe, 1988–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1988200620241988: 17.3k kg/ha1989: 16.9k kg/ha1990: 17.1k kg/ha1991: 16.0k kg/ha1992: 14.2k kg/ha1993: 16.8k kg/ha1994: 16.6k kg/ha1995: 17.9k kg/ha1996: 18.9k kg/ha1997: 16.9k kg/ha1998: 18.9k kg/ha1999: 17.2k kg/ha2000: 18.4k kg/ha2001: 18.8k kg/ha2002: 16.8k kg/ha2003: 15.9k kg/ha2004: 18.2k kg/ha2005: 18.8k kg/ha2006: 18.4k kg/ha2007: 19.2k kg/ha2008: 18.7k kg/ha2009: 19.2k kg/ha2010: 18.5k kg/ha2011: 19.3k kg/ha2012: 18.3k kg/ha2013: 17.6k kg/ha2014: 19.4k kg/ha2015: 20.8k kg/ha2016: 18.9k kg/ha2017: 20.1k kg/ha2018: 20.1k kg/ha2019: 20.1k kg/ha2020: 18.0k kg/ha2021: 20.6k kg/ha2022: 18.8k kg/ha2023: 18.8k kg/ha2024: 21.9k kg/ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 21,948 kg/ha for green corn (maize) — yield in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of up 17.0% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, green corn (maize) — yield in Western Europe peaked at 21,948 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14,230 kg/ha, in 1992.

Western Europe ranks 5th of 28 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 17,104 kg/ha 16,875 kg/ha 17,333 kg/ha 2
1990s 17,049 kg/ha 14,230 kg/ha 18,898 kg/ha 10
2000s 18,237 kg/ha 15,929 kg/ha 19,186 kg/ha 10
2010s 19,310 kg/ha 17,607 kg/ha 20,760 kg/ha 10
2020s 19,628 kg/ha 18,044 kg/ha 21,948 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 2 Croatia 26,679 kg/ha compare
  2. 3 Kazakhstan 25,572 kg/ha compare
  3. 4 Panama 25,116 kg/ha compare
  4. 5 France 22,331 kg/ha compare
  5. 6 Israel 21,957 kg/ha compare
  6. 7 Serbia 20,442 kg/ha compare
  7. 8 Palestine 19,220 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 88 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is green corn (maize) — yield in Western Europe?
Green corn (maize) — yield in Western Europe was 21,948 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest green corn (maize) — yield recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 21,948 kg/ha in 2024.
What is the lowest green corn (maize) — yield recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 14,230 kg/ha in 1992.
How does Western Europe rank for green corn (maize) — yield?
Western Europe ranks 5th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
Is green corn (maize) — yield rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Green corn (maize) — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Green corn (maize) — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
88 places, 3,888 data points, 1961–2024
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