Corn: Yield gap in Czechia

Czechia: Corn: Yield gap was 1.22 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.22 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 17.4%
World rank
72nd
of 115 countries
All-time high
3.82 tonnes per hectare
in 2015
All-time low
0 tonnes per hectare
in 2016
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Corn: Yield gap in Czechia, 2000–2024

012342000201220242000: 2.9 tonnes per hectare2001: 2.8 tonnes per hectare2002: 0.628 tonnes per hectare2003: 3.8 tonnes per hectare2004: 3.2 tonnes per hectare2005: 2.2 tonnes per hectare2006: 2.6 tonnes per hectare2007: 2.6 tonnes per hectare2008: 1.8 tonnes per hectare2009: 0.909 tonnes per hectare2010: 2.7 tonnes per hectare2011: 0.569 tonnes per hectare2012: 1.6 tonnes per hectare2013: 2.4 tonnes per hectare2014: 0.932 tonnes per hectare2015: 3.8 tonnes per hectare2016: 0 tonnes per hectare2017: 2.5 tonnes per hectare2018: 3.4 tonnes per hectare2019: 1.1 tonnes per hectare2020: 0 tonnes per hectare2021: 0 tonnes per hectare2022: 1.4 tonnes per hectare2023: 1.5 tonnes per hectare2024: 1.2 tonnes per hectare

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 69 Burkina Faso 1.44 tonnes per hectare compare
  2. 70 Nigeria 1.42 tonnes per hectare compare
  3. 71 Australia 1.25 tonnes per hectare compare
  4. 73 Netherlands 1.19 tonnes per hectare compare
  5. 74 Azerbaijan 1.19 tonnes per hectare compare
  6. 75 Cote d'Ivoire 1.11 tonnes per hectare compare

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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

Indicator
Corn: Yield gap
Unit
tonnes per hectare
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
115 places, 2,863 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

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.