Corn: Yield gap in Georgia
Georgia: Corn: Yield gap was 6.87 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Georgia, 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 Georgia is 6.87 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Georgia peaked at 8.53 tonnes per hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.8 tonnes per hectare, in 2020.
Georgia ranks 4th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in Georgia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.32 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 8.38 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 7.89 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 7.51 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 7.75 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 7.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 8.1 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 7.53 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 7.62 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 7.59 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 8.53 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 7.65 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 7.49 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 7.46 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 7.61 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 8.23 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 7.32 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 8.13 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 7.22 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 7.1 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 6.8 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 6.89 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 7.87 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 7.3 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 6.87 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 6.87 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.95 tonnes per hectare, 3.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 6.87 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.09 tonnes per hectare, 3.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.84 tonnes per hectare | 7.51 tonnes per hectare | 8.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.67 tonnes per hectare | 7.1 tonnes per hectare | 8.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.15 tonnes per hectare | 6.8 tonnes per hectare | 7.87 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More agriculture & rural data for Georgia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0518 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 502.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3882 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn: yield gap in Georgia?
- Corn: yield gap in Georgia was 6.87 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.53 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- How does Georgia rank for corn: yield gap?
- Georgia ranks 4th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia 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.