Corn yields in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Corn yields was 2.56 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.56 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
106th
of 171 countries
All-time high
2.62 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
All-time low
0.4681 tonnes per hectare
in 1978
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Corn yields in Cote d'Ivoire, 1961–2024
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
The most recent figure for corn yields in Cote d'Ivoire is 2.56 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 2.62 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4681 tonnes per hectare, in 1978.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 106th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Corn yields in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5294 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7623 tonnes per hectare | +44.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6815 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1964 | 0.6929 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.695 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.7746 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6867 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 1969 | 0.7808 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 1970 | 0.7046 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1971 | 0.8321 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6716 tonnes per hectare | -19.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6686 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6417 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5217 tonnes per hectare | -18.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4768 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4796 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4681 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4709 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.812 tonnes per hectare | +72.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8163 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8269 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7455 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8739 tonnes per hectare | +17.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9006 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | -22.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6765 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6995 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6993 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +70.2% |
| 1991 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 2008 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 2024 | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 2.56 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.04 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 2.56 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 2.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields in Cote d'Ivoire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +72.4% | 0.4709 tonnes per hectare | 0.812 tonnes per hectare |
| 1990 | +70.2% | 0.6993 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare |
| 1962 | +44.0% | 0.5294 tonnes per hectare | 0.7623 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7019 tonnes per hectare | 0.5294 tonnes per hectare | 0.7808 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5936 tonnes per hectare | 0.4681 tonnes per hectare | 0.8321 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7751 tonnes per hectare | 0.6765 tonnes per hectare | 0.9006 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cote d'Ivoire
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 21.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1676 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 511.31 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4545 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 13.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Corn yields in Cote d'Ivoire was 2.56 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 Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4681 tonnes per hectare in 1978.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for corn yields?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 106th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.