Corn: Yield gap in Honduras
Honduras: Corn: Yield gap was 2.46 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Honduras, 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
Honduras recorded 2.46 tonnes per hectare for corn: yield gap in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Honduras peaked at 2.99 tonnes per hectare in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.46 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
That places Honduras 48th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in Honduras, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 2.86 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 2.46 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.37 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 2.46 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.49 tonnes per hectare | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More agriculture & rural data for Honduras
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.513 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4075 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn: yield gap in Honduras?
- Corn: yield gap in Honduras was 2.46 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for corn: yield gap?
- Honduras ranks 48th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras 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.