Corn yields in Russia
Russia: Corn yields was 5.84 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Russia, 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
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More agriculture & rural data for Russia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 78.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.1% (2025)
- Rural population 35.52 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 24.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.3% (2021)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 43.17 million hectares (2023)
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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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.