Corn yields in Russia

Russia: Corn yields was 5.84 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.84 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
56th
of 170 countries
All-time high
6 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
1.6 tonnes per hectare
in 1998
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Corn yields in Russia, 1992–2024

234561992200820241992: 2.7 tonnes per hectare1993: 3.1 tonnes per hectare1994: 1.7 tonnes per hectare1995: 2.8 tonnes per hectare1996: 2.3 tonnes per hectare1997: 3.1 tonnes per hectare1998: 1.6 tonnes per hectare1999: 1.9 tonnes per hectare2000: 2.1 tonnes per hectare2001: 1.7 tonnes per hectare2002: 2.7 tonnes per hectare2003: 3.1 tonnes per hectare2004: 3.9 tonnes per hectare2005: 3.9 tonnes per hectare2006: 3.6 tonnes per hectare2007: 2.9 tonnes per hectare2008: 3.9 tonnes per hectare2009: 3.5 tonnes per hectare2010: 3 tonnes per hectare2011: 4.3 tonnes per hectare2012: 4.2 tonnes per hectare2013: 5 tonnes per hectare2014: 4.4 tonnes per hectare2015: 4.9 tonnes per hectare2016: 5.5 tonnes per hectare2017: 4.9 tonnes per hectare2018: 4.8 tonnes per hectare2019: 5.7 tonnes per hectare2020: 5.1 tonnes per hectare2021: 5.3 tonnes per hectare2022: 6 tonnes per hectare2023: 5.8 tonnes per hectare2024: 5.8 tonnes per hectare

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

Russia recorded 5.84 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, corn yields in Russia peaked at 6 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.6 tonnes per hectare, in 1998.

Russia ranks 56th of 170 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.4 tonnes per hectare 1.6 tonnes per hectare 3.14 tonnes per hectare 8
2000s 3.13 tonnes per hectare 1.73 tonnes per hectare 3.88 tonnes per hectare 10
2010s 4.68 tonnes per hectare 3.01 tonnes per hectare 5.7 tonnes per hectare 10
2020s 5.6 tonnes per hectare 5.08 tonnes per hectare 6 tonnes per hectare 5

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 53 Hungary 6 tonnes per hectare compare
  2. 54 Australia 5.95 tonnes per hectare compare
  3. 55 Indonesia 5.94 tonnes per hectare compare
  4. 57 South Korea 5.71 tonnes per hectare compare
  5. 58 Syria 5.68 tonnes per hectare compare
  6. 59 Belarus 5.67 tonnes per hectare compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is corn yields in Russia?
Corn yields in Russia was 5.84 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 Russia?
The highest recorded value was 6 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.6 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
How does Russia rank for corn yields?
Russia ranks 56th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
Is corn yields rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russia 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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About this data

Indicator
Corn yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
171 places, 9,544 data points, 1866–2025
Last refreshed

Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.