Corn: Yield gap in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Corn: Yield gap was 1.19 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Azerbaijan, 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 Azerbaijan is 1.19 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 39.8% on the previous year and down 82.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Azerbaijan peaked at 8.75 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.19 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
That places Azerbaijan 74th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6 tonnes per hectare | 7.2 tonnes per hectare | 8.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | 7.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 3.29 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Azerbaijan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.9% (2025)
- Rural population 4.24 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 41.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 964,494 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn: yield gap in Azerbaijan?
- Corn: yield gap in Azerbaijan was 1.19 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 Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.75 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for corn: yield gap?
- Azerbaijan ranks 74th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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.