Corn: Yield gap in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Corn: Yield gap was 3.03 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn: Yield gap in Luxembourg, 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
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 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 0.8113 tonnes per hectare | -57.5% |
| 2002 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | +245.4% |
| 2003 | 4.27 tonnes per hectare | +52.2% |
| 2004 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | -55.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3286 tonnes per hectare | -82.6% |
| 2006 | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | +934.6% |
| 2007 | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | -30.4% |
| 2008 | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | +65.1% |
| 2009 | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -59.1% |
| 2011 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | +33.1% |
| 2012 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 0 tonnes per hectare | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2015 | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | +53.6% |
| 2016 | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -59.1% |
| 2018 | 4.8 tonnes per hectare | +265.5% |
| 2019 | 5.2 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 4.41 tonnes per hectare | -15.1% |
| 2021 | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | -24.3% |
| 2022 | 4.85 tonnes per hectare | +45.4% |
| 2023 | 4.32 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | -29.9% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 3.03 tonnes per hectare is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.19 tonnes per hectare, 2.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 3.03 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.09 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn: Yield gap in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +934.6% | 0.3286 tonnes per hectare | 3.4 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More agriculture & rural data for Luxembourg
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 20.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 341.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6761 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0512 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
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 countries 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
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.