Corn yields in Venezuela
Venezuela: Corn yields was 4.34 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.34 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
74th
of 171 countries
All-time high
4.93 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
1.01 tonnes per hectare
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Corn yields in Venezuela, 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
Venezuela recorded 4.34 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Venezuela peaked at 4.93 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.01 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
That places Venezuela 74th 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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 1964 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 1968 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 1971 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 1975 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +28.1% |
| 1978 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 1983 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 3.11 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 3.45 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 3.26 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 3.75 tonnes per hectare | +24.1% |
| 2011 | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 3.37 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 3 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | +38.2% |
| 2021 | 4.93 tonnes per hectare | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 4.26 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 4.4 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 4.34 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 4.34 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.04 tonnes per hectare, 2.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 4.34 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.08 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | 2.89 tonnes per hectare | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.41 tonnes per hectare | 4.15 tonnes per hectare | 4.93 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per person (2011)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0542 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1068 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.0% (2011)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2011)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2013)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Venezuela?
- Corn yields in Venezuela was 4.34 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 4.93 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Venezuela rank for corn yields?
- Venezuela ranks 74th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.