Corn: Attainable crop yields
What you should know about this indicator
- Attainable yields are more conservative than biophysical 'potential yields', but should be achievable using current technologies and management (e.g. fertilizers and irrigation).
- Attainable yields are based on assessments for the year 2000. Real attainable yield pre-2000 may be lower; and post-2000 may be higher than these values.
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“Data Page: Corn: Attainable crop yields”, part of the following publication: Hannah Ritchie, Pablo Rosado, and Max Roser (2022) - “Crop Yields”. Data adapted from Mueller et al.. Retrieved from /grapher/maize-attainable-yield [online resource]How to cite this data
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Mueller et al. (2012) – with major processing by . “Corn: Attainable crop yields” [dataset]. Mueller et al., “Closing yield gaps through nutrient and water management” [original data]. Retrieved April 29, 2025 from /grapher/maize-attainable-yield