Guatemala vs Peru: Barley yields

Guatemala
2.2 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Peru
2.05 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guatemala rank
69th
Peru rank
71st

Barley yields over time

  • Guatemala
  • Peru
1234196119922024

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 2.2 tonnes per hectare against 2.05 tonnes per hectare in Peru, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 69th and Peru ranks 71st of 104 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 1.64 tonnes per hectare 0.9694 tonnes per hectare 0.6751 tonnes per hectare Guatemala
1970s 1.49 tonnes per hectare 0.8885 tonnes per hectare 0.598 tonnes per hectare Guatemala
1980s 1.33 tonnes per hectare 0.9868 tonnes per hectare 0.3415 tonnes per hectare Guatemala
1990s 1.87 tonnes per hectare 1.08 tonnes per hectare 0.7857 tonnes per hectare Guatemala
2000s 2.4 tonnes per hectare 1.26 tonnes per hectare 1.14 tonnes per hectare Guatemala
2010s 1.93 tonnes per hectare 1.49 tonnes per hectare 0.4343 tonnes per hectare Guatemala
2020s 2.21 tonnes per hectare 1.81 tonnes per hectare 0.4021 tonnes per hectare Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barley yields, Guatemala or Peru?
Guatemala, at 2.2 tonnes per hectare against 2.05 tonnes per hectare in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in barley yields between Guatemala and Peru?
0.15 tonnes per hectare, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Peru?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Peru rank globally for barley yields?
Guatemala ranks 69th and Peru ranks 71st of 104 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Barley yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Barley yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
105 places, 5,512 data points, 1275–2024
Last refreshed

Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.