Corn: Yield gap in Armenia
Armenia: Corn: Yield gap was 4.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Armenia, 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
In 2024, corn: yield gap in Armenia stood at 4.8 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 114.3% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Armenia peaked at 7.67 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.24 tonnes per hectare, in 2023.
Armenia ranks 16th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in Armenia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.67 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 6.2 tonnes per hectare | -19.2% |
| 2002 | 6.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 5.38 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 3.81 tonnes per hectare | -29.2% |
| 2005 | 5.52 tonnes per hectare | +44.9% |
| 2006 | 6.66 tonnes per hectare | +20.7% |
| 2007 | 4.66 tonnes per hectare | -30.0% |
| 2008 | 4.65 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 4.21 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 5.32 tonnes per hectare | +26.2% |
| 2011 | 4.56 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 3.77 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 3.11 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 3.6 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 5.09 tonnes per hectare | +41.4% |
| 2018 | 4.48 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 5.81 tonnes per hectare | +29.5% |
| 2020 | 4.78 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 4.61 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 4.83 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | -53.6% |
| 2024 | 4.8 tonnes per hectare | +114.3% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 4.8 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.95 tonnes per hectare, 2.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 4.8 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.09 tonnes per hectare, 2.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn: Yield gap in Armenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +114.3% | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 4.8 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5 tonnes per hectare | 3.81 tonnes per hectare | 7.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.19 tonnes per hectare | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | 5.81 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.25 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 4.83 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More agriculture & rural data for Armenia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0793 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 751.74 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3407 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn: yield gap in Armenia?
- Corn: yield gap in Armenia was 4.8 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.67 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.24 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- How does Armenia rank for corn: yield gap?
- Armenia ranks 16th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Armenia 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.