Maize (corn) — Yield in Jordan
Jordan: Maize (corn) — Yield was 8,890 kg/ha in 1990. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Yield in Jordan, 1961–1990
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 1990, maize (corn) — yield in Jordan stood at 8,890 kg/ha.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — yield in Jordan peaked at 9,482 kg/ha in 1989 and was at its lowest, 294.1 kg/ha, in 1970.
Jordan ranks 25th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Yield in Jordan, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,162 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,152 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 760.4 kg/ha | -34.0% |
| 1964 | 640.7 kg/ha | -15.7% |
| 1965 | 1,424 kg/ha | +122.3% |
| 1966 | 895.5 kg/ha | -37.1% |
| 1967 | 1,216 kg/ha | +35.7% |
| 1968 | 592 kg/ha | -51.3% |
| 1969 | 300.9 kg/ha | -49.2% |
| 1970 | 294.1 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 2,951 kg/ha | +903.3% |
| 1972 | 1,366 kg/ha | -53.7% |
| 1973 | 814.1 kg/ha | -40.4% |
| 1974 | 1,540 kg/ha | +89.2% |
| 1975 | 1,157 kg/ha | -24.9% |
| 1976 | 1,137 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 1,384 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 1978 | 1,380 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 4,041 kg/ha | +192.7% |
| 1980 | 7,650 kg/ha | +89.3% |
| 1981 | 3,658 kg/ha | -52.2% |
| 1982 | 2,888 kg/ha | -21.1% |
| 1983 | 1,333 kg/ha | -53.8% |
| 1984 | 2,870 kg/ha | +115.3% |
| 1985 | 1,160 kg/ha | -59.6% |
| 1986 | 6,667 kg/ha | +474.7% |
| 1987 | 8,382 kg/ha | +25.7% |
| 1988 | 8,032 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 9,482 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 1990 | 8,890 kg/ha | -6.2% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 8,890 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,175 kg/ha, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 8,890 kg/ha is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6,000 kg/ha, 1.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Yield in Jordan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +903.3% | 294.1 kg/ha | 2,951 kg/ha |
| 1986 | +474.7% | 1,160 kg/ha | 6,667 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 904.89 kg/ha | 300.9 kg/ha | 1,424 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,606 kg/ha | 294.1 kg/ha | 4,041 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,212 kg/ha | 1,160 kg/ha | 9,482 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,890 kg/ha | 8,890 kg/ha | 8,890 kg/ha | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 22 Bangladesh 9,246 kg/ha compare
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 2,564 kg/ha compare
- 23 France 9,204 kg/ha compare
- 24 Slovenia 9,196 kg/ha
- 26 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 8,451 kg/ha compare
- 27 Belgium 8,328 kg/ha
- 28 Czechia 8,142 kg/ha
- 28 Caribbean 1,250 kg/ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Jordan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 297.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — yield in Jordan?
- Maize (corn) — yield in Jordan was 8,890 kg/ha in 1990, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — yield recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 9,482 kg/ha in 1989.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — yield recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 294.1 kg/ha in 1970.
- How does Jordan rank for maize (corn) — yield?
- Jordan ranks 25th out of 163 countries with data for 1990.
- Is maize (corn) — yield rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize (corn) — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.