Corn: Yield gap in Philippines

Philippines: Corn: Yield gap was 0.1871 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.1871 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
87th
of 115 countries
All-time high
1.7 tonnes per hectare
in 2000
All-time low
0.1871 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Corn: Yield gap in Philippines, 2000–2024

00.511.52000201220242000: 1.7 tonnes per hectare2001: 1.7 tonnes per hectare2002: 1.7 tonnes per hectare2003: 1.6 tonnes per hectare2004: 1.4 tonnes per hectare2005: 1.3 tonnes per hectare2006: 1.1 tonnes per hectare2007: 0.956 tonnes per hectare2008: 0.896 tonnes per hectare2009: 0.879 tonnes per hectare2010: 0.948 tonnes per hectare2011: 0.76 tonnes per hectare2012: 0.644 tonnes per hectare2013: 0.622 tonnes per hectare2014: 0.524 tonnes per hectare2015: 0.565 tonnes per hectare2016: 0.594 tonnes per hectare2017: 0.399 tonnes per hectare2018: 0.405 tonnes per hectare2019: 0.33 tonnes per hectare2020: 0.321 tonnes per hectare2021: 0.269 tonnes per hectare2022: 0.231 tonnes per hectare2023: 0.192 tonnes per hectare2024: 0.187 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

The most recent figure for corn: yield gap in Philippines is 0.1871 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 64.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Philippines peaked at 1.7 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1871 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.

Philippines ranks 87th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.32 tonnes per hectare 0.8792 tonnes per hectare 1.7 tonnes per hectare 10
2010s 0.5794 tonnes per hectare 0.3297 tonnes per hectare 0.9483 tonnes per hectare 10
2020s 0.24 tonnes per hectare 0.1871 tonnes per hectare 0.321 tonnes per hectare 5

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 84 Colombia 0.4968 tonnes per hectare compare
  2. 85 Argentina 0.4892 tonnes per hectare compare
  3. 86 Slovenia 0.4343 tonnes per hectare compare
  4. 88 Senegal 0.1155 tonnes per hectare compare
  5. 89 Greece 0.1062 tonnes per hectare compare
  6. 90 Belize 0.0601 tonnes per hectare compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is corn: yield gap in Philippines?
Corn: yield gap in Philippines was 0.1871 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 Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 1.7 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1871 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
How does Philippines rank for corn: yield gap?
Philippines ranks 87th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 64.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Philippines 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.