Corn: Yield gap in Venezuela
Venezuela: Corn: Yield gap was 0 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Corn: Yield gap in Venezuela, 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
Venezuela recorded 0 tonnes per hectare for corn: yield gap in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Venezuela peaked at 0.9917 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per hectare, in 2020.
Venezuela ranks 91st 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.
Corn: Yield gap in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3796 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 0.4314 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7692 tonnes per hectare | +78.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4474 tonnes per hectare | -41.8% |
| 2004 | 0.4299 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6184 tonnes per hectare | +43.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5458 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4076 tonnes per hectare | -25.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5473 tonnes per hectare | +34.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8629 tonnes per hectare | +57.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1345 tonnes per hectare | -84.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3919 tonnes per hectare | +191.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3639 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0473 tonnes per hectare | -87.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0477 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7544 tonnes per hectare | +1481.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5076 tonnes per hectare | -32.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7802 tonnes per hectare | +53.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9917 tonnes per hectare | +27.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8774 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 0 tonnes per hectare | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2022 | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2023 | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2024 | 0 tonnes per hectare | — |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.37 tonnes per hectare. (31 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn: Yield gap in Venezuela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +1481.6% | 0.0477 tonnes per hectare | 0.7544 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5439 tonnes per hectare | 0.3796 tonnes per hectare | 0.8629 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4897 tonnes per hectare | 0.0473 tonnes per hectare | 0.9917 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
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- 91 New Zealand 0 tonnes per hectare compare
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- 91 Papua New Guinea 0 tonnes per hectare
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- 91 Saudi Arabia 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Spain 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Suriname 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Switzerland 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Tajikistan 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Thailand 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Turkey 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 United States 0 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Vietnam 0 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Venezuela
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per person (2011)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0542 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1068 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.0% (2011)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2013)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn: yield gap in Venezuela?
- Corn: yield gap in Venezuela was 0 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9917 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- How does Venezuela rank for corn: yield gap?
- Venezuela ranks 91st out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.