Corn: Yield gap in Czechia
Czechia: Corn: Yield gap was 1.22 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Corn: Yield gap in Czechia, 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 Czechia is 1.22 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.4% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Czechia peaked at 3.82 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per hectare, in 2016.
Czechia ranks 72nd 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 Czechia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.93 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6278 tonnes per hectare | -77.3% |
| 2003 | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | +502.7% |
| 2004 | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | -32.1% |
| 2006 | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | -29.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9094 tonnes per hectare | -49.9% |
| 2010 | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | +191.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5692 tonnes per hectare | -78.6% |
| 2012 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +178.0% |
| 2013 | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | +51.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9322 tonnes per hectare | -61.0% |
| 2015 | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | +310.2% |
| 2016 | 0 tonnes per hectare | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2018 | 3.38 tonnes per hectare | +34.2% |
| 2019 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -68.3% |
| 2020 | 0 tonnes per hectare | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2022 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2023 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 1.22 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.19 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 1.22 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.09 tonnes per hectare, 58% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn: Yield gap in Czechia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +502.7% | 0.6278 tonnes per hectare | 3.78 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.6278 tonnes per hectare | 3.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 3.82 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.821 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 69 Burkina Faso 1.44 tonnes per hectare compare
- 70 Nigeria 1.42 tonnes per hectare compare
- 71 Australia 1.25 tonnes per hectare compare
- 73 Netherlands 1.19 tonnes per hectare compare
- 74 Azerbaijan 1.19 tonnes per hectare compare
- 75 Cote d'Ivoire 1.11 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Czechia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 15.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 700.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4625 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn: yield gap in Czechia?
- Corn: yield gap in Czechia was 1.22 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.82 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- How does Czechia rank for corn: yield gap?
- Czechia ranks 72nd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia 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.