Corn yields in Togo
Togo: Corn yields was 1.26 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Togo, 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
The most recent figure for corn yields in Togo is 1.26 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Togo peaked at 1.39 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.4254 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
Togo ranks 144th 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 Togo, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4926 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.6047 tonnes per hectare | +22.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4759 tonnes per hectare | -21.3% |
| 1964 | 0.44 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4254 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5309 tonnes per hectare | +24.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4945 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1968 | 0.5779 tonnes per hectare | +16.9% |
| 1969 | 0.8712 tonnes per hectare | +50.8% |
| 1970 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +39.3% |
| 1971 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 1973 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8291 tonnes per hectare | -32.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9942 tonnes per hectare | +19.9% |
| 1978 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 1979 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9208 tonnes per hectare | -20.9% |
| 1981 | 0.988 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8615 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6691 tonnes per hectare | -22.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9294 tonnes per hectare | +38.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9061 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.6454 tonnes per hectare | -28.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7652 tonnes per hectare | +18.6% |
| 1988 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +45.0% |
| 1989 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9653 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1991 | 0.906 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9306 tonnes per hectare | -19.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8553 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9404 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8673 tonnes per hectare | -18.8% |
| 1999 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +38.1% |
| 2000 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9244 tonnes per hectare | -22.4% |
| 2014 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +29.4% |
| 2015 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 1.26 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.04 tonnes per hectare, 62% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Togo's 1.26 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 99% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5459 tonnes per hectare | 0.4254 tonnes per hectare | 0.8712 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.8291 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8869 tonnes per hectare | 0.6454 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9904 tonnes per hectare | 0.8553 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 0.9244 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Togo
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2033 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 281.29 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5561 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Togo?
- Corn yields in Togo was 1.26 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4254 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Togo rank for corn yields?
- Togo ranks 144th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo 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.