Corn: Yield gap by country
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.
Countries reporting
114
Highest
8.47 tonnes per hectare
Afghanistan
Lowest
0 tonnes per hectare
Vietnam
Median
2.09 tonnes per hectare
Years covered
26
2000–2025
Data points
2,863
What the numbers show
Corn: Yield gap is currently reported for 114 countries. The highest value is 8.47 tonnes per hectare in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 tonnes per hectare in Vietnam.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.09 tonnes per hectare, and the mean is 2.25 tonnes per hectare.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Sri Lanka (up 432.5%), and the largest decrease in Canada (down 100.0%).
Corn: Yield gap: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 8.47 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 2 | Moldova | 7.45 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 30.2% | falling |
| 3 | Romania | 7 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 38.8% | falling |
| 4 | Georgia | 6.87 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 6.82 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 185.6% | falling |
| 6 | Libya | 6.59 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 7 | Morocco | 6.48 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 8 | Yemen | 6.33 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 9 | Lebanon | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 10 | Japan | 6.3 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 11 | Algeria | 5.81 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 12 | Bhutan | 5.69 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 13 | North Macedonia | 5.37 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 14 | Rwanda | 5.15 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 15 | Burundi | 5.08 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 16 | Armenia | 4.8 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 65.2% | falling |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 4.56 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 18 | Angola | 4.52 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 4.33 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 20 | Peru | 3.98 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 21 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | Hungary | 3.66 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 98.8% | falling |
| 23 | Belarus | 3.58 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 24 | Russia | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 26 | Malawi | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 27 | Iran | 3.36 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 14.9% | flat |
| 28 | Guatemala | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 29 | Madagascar | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 30 | Mozambique | 3.18 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 31 | Bolivia | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 32 | Namibia | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 27.6% | falling |
| 33 | South Korea | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 35 | Tanzania | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 36 | Zambia | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 23.5% | falling |
| 37 | Congo | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 39 | Ukraine | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 40 | South Africa | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 41 | Nicaragua | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 2023 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 42 | Uruguay | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Eritrea | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 44 | Kenya | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 45 | Jamaica | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 46 | Mexico | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 47 | Guinea | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 7.8% | flat |
| 48 | Honduras | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 49 | Croatia | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 50 | Togo | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 51 | Benin | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 9.7% | flat |
| 52 | China | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 53 | Uganda | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 22.3% | falling |
| 54 | Ethiopia | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 55 | Guyana | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 56 | Cameroon | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 57 | Gabon | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 58 | Poland | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 59 | Slovakia | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 141.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Sudan | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 61 | Syria | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 62 | Gambia | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 63 | Nepal | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 64 | Cuba | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 65 | Iraq | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 67 | Albania | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 68 | Niger | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 58.6% | falling |
| 69 | Burkina Faso | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 18.9% | flat |
| 70 | Nigeria | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 71 | Australia | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Czechia | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Netherlands | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Azerbaijan | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 82.0% | falling |
| 75 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 76 | Ghana | 0.9979 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 77 | Paraguay | 0.88 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Mali | 0.8467 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Ecuador | 0.8353 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 80 | El Salvador | 0.7858 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 81 | France | 0.7659 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 0.6358 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 432.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Myanmar | 0.5818 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Colombia | 0.4968 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 85 | Argentina | 0.4892 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | up 113.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Slovenia | 0.4343 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Philippines | 0.1871 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Senegal | 0.1155 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Greece | 0.1062 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Belize | 0.0601 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Austria | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Bangladesh | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Brazil | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Canada | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Switzerland | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Chile | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Germany | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Spain | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Indonesia | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 91 | India | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Italy | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Cambodia | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 91 | New Zealand | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Pakistan | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Panama | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 91 | Papua New Guinea | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | — | flat |
| 91 | Portugal | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Saudi Arabia | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Suriname | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 91 | Thailand | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Tajikistan | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Turkey | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 91 | United States | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Venezuela | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Vietnam | 0 tonnes per hectare | 2024 | — | volatile |
About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.