Corn: Yield gap in Argentina
Argentina: Corn: Yield gap was 0.4892 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Corn: Yield gap in Argentina, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for corn: yield gap in Argentina is 0.4892 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 75.0% on the previous year and up 113.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Argentina peaked at 1.96 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per hectare, in 2005.
Argentina ranks 85th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Corn: Yield gap in Argentina, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9909 tonnes per hectare | -38.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5933 tonnes per hectare | -40.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6769 tonnes per hectare | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 0 tonnes per hectare | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2007 | 0 tonnes per hectare | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6175 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2009 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +141.9% |
| 2010 | 0 tonnes per hectare | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7197 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2012 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +85.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4663 tonnes per hectare | -65.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2291 tonnes per hectare | -50.9% |
| 2015 | 0 tonnes per hectare | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2017 | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2018 | 0.9817 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2019 | 0 tonnes per hectare | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2021 | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2022 | 0.3371 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2023 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | +481.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4892 tonnes per hectare | -75.0% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.4892 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.95 tonnes per hectare, 25% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.4892 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 39% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn: Yield gap in Argentina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +481.6% | 0.3371 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8791 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3732 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5574 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 824.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0765 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn: yield gap in Argentina?
- Corn: yield gap in Argentina was 0.4892 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per hectare in 2005.
- How does Argentina rank for corn: yield gap?
- Argentina ranks 85th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); 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 part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.