Corn yields in Belarus
Belarus: Corn yields was 5.67 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Belarus, 1992–2024
Source: 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 yields in Belarus stood at 5.67 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Belarus peaked at 6.59 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5 tonnes per hectare, in 1994.
Belarus ranks 59th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Corn yields in Belarus, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1993 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -60.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -58.3% |
| 1995 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | +390.9% |
| 1996 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1998 | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | +30.4% |
| 1999 | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 2001 | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 3.29 tonnes per hectare | +26.9% |
| 2003 | 4.34 tonnes per hectare | +31.9% |
| 2004 | 3.53 tonnes per hectare | -18.6% |
| 2005 | 4 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 3.94 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 5.07 tonnes per hectare | +28.6% |
| 2008 | 4.39 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 4.68 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 4.93 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 6.59 tonnes per hectare | +33.8% |
| 2012 | 5.04 tonnes per hectare | -23.6% |
| 2013 | 5.57 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 5.36 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 4.36 tonnes per hectare | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 5.96 tonnes per hectare | +36.6% |
| 2017 | 5.32 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 6.52 tonnes per hectare | +22.4% |
| 2019 | 5.75 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 5.04 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 5.17 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 4.2 tonnes per hectare | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 5.56 tonnes per hectare | +32.2% |
| 2024 | 5.67 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 5.67 tonnes per hectare is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.18 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 5.67 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.22 tonnes per hectare, 78% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +390.9% | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 2.45 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 3 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | 5.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.54 tonnes per hectare | 4.36 tonnes per hectare | 6.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.13 tonnes per hectare | 4.2 tonnes per hectare | 5.67 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belarus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 709.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2051 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.6% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Belarus?
- Corn yields in Belarus was 5.67 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to 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 yields recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 6.59 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 tonnes per hectare in 1994.
- How does Belarus rank for corn yields?
- Belarus ranks 59th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.