Corn: Yield gap in Belarus
Belarus: Corn: Yield gap was 3.58 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Belarus, 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 Belarus is 3.58 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Belarus peaked at 6.94 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.65 tonnes per hectare, in 2011.
That places Belarus 23rd out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in Belarus, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.94 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 6.66 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 5.96 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 4.91 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 5.72 tonnes per hectare | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 5.25 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 5.31 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 4.18 tonnes per hectare | -21.2% |
| 2008 | 4.86 tonnes per hectare | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 4.57 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 4.32 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | -38.5% |
| 2012 | 4.21 tonnes per hectare | +58.5% |
| 2013 | 3.68 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 3.89 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | +25.4% |
| 2016 | 3.29 tonnes per hectare | -32.7% |
| 2017 | 3.93 tonnes per hectare | +19.4% |
| 2018 | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | -30.4% |
| 2019 | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | +28.2% |
| 2020 | 4.21 tonnes per hectare | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 5.05 tonnes per hectare | +23.7% |
| 2023 | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | -26.8% |
| 2024 | 3.58 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 3.58 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.95 tonnes per hectare, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 3.58 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.09 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.44 tonnes per hectare | 4.18 tonnes per hectare | 6.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.71 tonnes per hectare | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 4.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.12 tonnes per hectare | 3.58 tonnes per hectare | 5.05 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More agriculture & rural data for Belarus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 709.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2051 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn: yield gap in Belarus?
- Corn: yield gap in Belarus was 3.58 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 6.94 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.65 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- How does Belarus rank for corn: yield gap?
- Belarus ranks 23rd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus 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.