Corn yields in Moldova
Moldova: Corn yields was 1.62 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Moldova, 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 Moldova stood at 1.62 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 42.2% on the previous year and down 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Moldova peaked at 5.74 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.23 tonnes per hectare, in 2012.
Moldova ranks 134th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Corn yields in Moldova, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1993 | 3.87 tonnes per hectare | +57.9% |
| 1994 | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | -42.6% |
| 1995 | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | +34.0% |
| 1996 | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 4 tonnes per hectare | +38.0% |
| 1998 | 3.11 tonnes per hectare | -22.2% |
| 1999 | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 2.56 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -62.3% |
| 2013 | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | +153.1% |
| 2014 | 3.35 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | -34.2% |
| 2016 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | +35.5% |
| 2017 | 3.7 tonnes per hectare | +23.7% |
| 2018 | 4.24 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 4.33 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | -56.8% |
| 2021 | 5.74 tonnes per hectare | +207.5% |
| 2022 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | -69.8% |
| 2023 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | +61.6% |
| 2024 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -42.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 1.62 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.18 tonnes per hectare, 39% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 1.62 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.22 tonnes per hectare, 22% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields in Moldova 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +207.5% | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 5.74 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 4 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.86 tonnes per hectare | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 4.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 5.74 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More agriculture & rural data for Moldova
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0738 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.96 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5627 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Moldova?
- Corn yields in Moldova was 1.62 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 5.74 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- How does Moldova rank for corn yields?
- Moldova ranks 134th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.