Corn: Yield gap in Slovakia
Slovakia: Corn: Yield gap was 2 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Corn: Yield gap in Slovakia, 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
In 2024, corn: yield gap in Slovakia stood at 2 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.8% on the previous year and up 141.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Slovakia peaked at 6.18 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per hectare, in 2016.
That places Slovakia 59th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 3.73 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 6.18 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 4.37 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.6412 tonnes per hectare | 4.91 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Slovakia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 2.53 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 46.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 663,130 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn: yield gap in Slovakia?
- Corn: yield gap in Slovakia was 2 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.18 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- How does Slovakia rank for corn: yield gap?
- Slovakia ranks 59th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.