Corn: Yield gap in India
India: Corn: Yield gap was 0 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Corn: Yield gap in India, 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 India is 0 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in India peaked at 1.73 tonnes per hectare in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
India ranks 91st of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7213 tonnes per hectare | 0.3966 tonnes per hectare | 0.9362 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0987 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 0.2586 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 88 Senegal 0.1155 tonnes per hectare compare
- 89 Greece 0.1062 tonnes per hectare compare
- 90 Belize 0.0601 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Austria 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Bangladesh 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Brazil 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Cambodia 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Canada 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Chile 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Germany 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Indonesia 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Italy 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 New Zealand 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Pakistan 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Panama 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Papua New Guinea 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Portugal 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Saudi Arabia 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Spain 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Suriname 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Switzerland 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Tajikistan 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Thailand 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Turkey 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 United States 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Venezuela 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Vietnam 0 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
- Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 107.67 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn: yield gap in India?
- Corn: yield gap in India was 0 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does India rank for corn: yield gap?
- India ranks 91st out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.