Corn: Yield gap in Sudan
Sudan: Corn: Yield gap was 1.97 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn: Yield gap in Sudan, 2012–2024
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
Sudan recorded 1.97 tonnes per hectare for corn: yield gap in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Sudan peaked at 2.24 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.28 tonnes per hectare, in 2012.
Sudan ranks 60th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in Sudan, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2013 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | +40.1% |
| 2015 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | +32.9% |
| 2020 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 1.97 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.55 tonnes per hectare, 77% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 1.97 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.47 tonnes per hectare, 80% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More agriculture & rural data for Sudan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 60.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2936 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 341.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6507 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn: yield gap in Sudan?
- Corn: yield gap in Sudan was 1.97 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- How does Sudan rank for corn: yield gap?
- Sudan ranks 60th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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.