Corn yields in Honduras
Honduras: Corn yields was 1.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.9 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
124th
of 171 countries
All-time high
1.9 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.9352 tonnes per hectare
in 1977
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Corn yields in Honduras, 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
Honduras recorded 1.9 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024. 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 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Honduras peaked at 1.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9352 tonnes per hectare, in 1977.
That places Honduras 124th 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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1976 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9352 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9589 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +24.3% |
| 1982 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 1992 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +18.5% |
| 1996 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -32.3% |
| 1999 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 1.9 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.04 tonnes per hectare, 93% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 1.9 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.08 tonnes per hectare, 61% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.9352 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 121 Dominican Republic 1.92 tonnes per hectare compare
- 122 Cuba 1.91 tonnes per hectare compare
- 123 Costa Rica 1.9 tonnes per hectare compare
- 125 Rwanda 1.83 tonnes per hectare compare
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More agriculture & rural data for Honduras
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.513 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4075 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Honduras?
- Corn yields in Honduras was 1.9 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9352 tonnes per hectare in 1977.
- How does Honduras rank for corn yields?
- Honduras ranks 124th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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.