Corn: Yield gap in Togo
Togo: Corn: Yield gap was 2.37 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Corn: Yield gap in Togo, 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
The most recent figure for corn: yield gap in Togo is 2.37 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Togo peaked at 2.71 tonnes per hectare in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.24 tonnes per hectare, in 2015.
That places Togo 50th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Corn: Yield gap in Togo, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 2.37 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.37 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Togo's 2.37 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.47 tonnes per hectare, 96% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | 2.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More agriculture & rural data for Togo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2033 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.29 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5561 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn: yield gap in Togo?
- Corn: yield gap in Togo was 2.37 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 2.71 tonnes per hectare in 2013.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.24 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- How does Togo rank for corn: yield gap?
- Togo ranks 50th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Togo 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.