Corn: Yield gap in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Corn: Yield gap was 3.03 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.03 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 29.9%
Rank
34th
of 115 regions
All-time high
5.2 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
0 tonnes per hectare
in 2013
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Corn: Yield gap in Luxembourg, 2000–2024

02462000201220242000: 1.9 tonnes per hectare2001: 0.811 tonnes per hectare2002: 2.8 tonnes per hectare2003: 4.3 tonnes per hectare2004: 1.9 tonnes per hectare2005: 0.329 tonnes per hectare2006: 3.4 tonnes per hectare2007: 2.4 tonnes per hectare2008: 3.9 tonnes per hectare2009: 3.9 tonnes per hectare2010: 1.6 tonnes per hectare2011: 2.1 tonnes per hectare2012: 1.8 tonnes per hectare2013: 0 tonnes per hectare2014: 2.2 tonnes per hectare2015: 3.3 tonnes per hectare2016: 3.2 tonnes per hectare2017: 1.3 tonnes per hectare2018: 4.8 tonnes per hectare2019: 5.2 tonnes per hectare2020: 4.4 tonnes per hectare2021: 3.3 tonnes per hectare2022: 4.9 tonnes per hectare2023: 4.3 tonnes per hectare2024: 3 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

Luxembourg recorded 3.03 tonnes per hectare for corn: yield gap in 2024.

That represents a change of down 29.9% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Luxembourg peaked at 5.2 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per hectare, in 2013.

Luxembourg ranks 34th of 115 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.56 tonnes per hectare 0.3286 tonnes per hectare 4.27 tonnes per hectare 10
2010s 2.56 tonnes per hectare 0 tonnes per hectare 5.2 tonnes per hectare 10
2020s 3.99 tonnes per hectare 3.03 tonnes per hectare 4.85 tonnes per hectare 5

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 31 Bolivia 3.1 tonnes per hectare compare
  2. 32 Namibia 3.09 tonnes per hectare compare
  3. 33 South Korea 3.07 tonnes per hectare compare
  4. 35 Tanzania 3.02 tonnes per hectare compare
  5. 36 Zambia 3.01 tonnes per hectare compare
  6. 37 Congo 2.89 tonnes per hectare compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is corn: yield gap in Luxembourg?
Corn: yield gap in Luxembourg was 3.03 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 Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 5.2 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per hectare in 2013.
How does Luxembourg rank for corn: yield gap?
Luxembourg ranks 34th out of 115 regions with data for 2024.
Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg 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.