Corn yields in Dominica
Dominica: Corn yields was 1.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.69 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
131st
of 171 countries
All-time high
1.69 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
1.18 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Corn yields in Dominica, 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
In 2024, corn yields in Dominica stood at 1.69 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Dominica peaked at 1.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.18 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Dominica ranks 131st of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Corn yields in Dominica, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +19.1% |
| 2013 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 1.69 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.18 tonnes per hectare, 40% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 1.69 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.08 tonnes per hectare, 55% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Dominica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.121 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,330 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2601 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 12.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 12.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Dominica?
- Corn yields in Dominica was 1.69 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Dominica rank for corn yields?
- Dominica ranks 131st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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.