Corn: Yield gap in Moldova
Moldova: Corn: Yield gap was 7.45 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Moldova, 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
Moldova recorded 7.45 tonnes per hectare for corn: yield gap in 2024.
That represents a change of up 18.9% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Moldova peaked at 7.84 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.33 tonnes per hectare, in 2021.
That places Moldova 2nd out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in Moldova, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.73 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 6.7 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.4 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 6.51 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 6 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 5.8 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 6.16 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 5.99 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 5.58 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 6.18 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 5.62 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 5.82 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 7.84 tonnes per hectare | +34.9% |
| 2013 | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | -23.9% |
| 2014 | 5.72 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 6.87 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 6.08 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 5.37 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 4.83 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 4.74 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 7.2 tonnes per hectare | +51.8% |
| 2021 | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | -53.8% |
| 2022 | 7.33 tonnes per hectare | +120.4% |
| 2023 | 6.27 tonnes per hectare | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 7.45 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 7.45 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.95 tonnes per hectare, 3.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 7.45 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.09 tonnes per hectare, 3.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn: Yield gap in Moldova 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +120.4% | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | 7.33 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.21 tonnes per hectare | 5.58 tonnes per hectare | 6.73 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.89 tonnes per hectare | 4.74 tonnes per hectare | 7.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.32 tonnes per hectare | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | 7.45 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More agriculture & rural data for Moldova
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0738 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.96 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5627 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn: yield gap in Moldova?
- Corn: yield gap in Moldova was 7.45 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 7.84 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.33 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- How does Moldova rank for corn: yield gap?
- Moldova ranks 2nd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Moldova 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.