Corn: Yield gap in Gabon
Gabon: Corn: Yield gap was 2.18 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Corn: Yield gap in Gabon, 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 Gabon stood at 2.18 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Gabon peaked at 2.31 tonnes per hectare in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.09 tonnes per hectare, in 2007.
That places Gabon 57th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More agriculture & rural data for Gabon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.8% (2025)
- Rural population 205,177 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 7.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 30,075 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn: yield gap in Gabon?
- Corn: yield gap in Gabon was 2.18 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 tonnes per hectare in 2007.
- How does Gabon rank for corn: yield gap?
- Gabon ranks 57th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gabon 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.