Colombia vs South Africa: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use
Colombia
4.42 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Africa
4.56 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Colombia rank
57th
South Africa rank
54th
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use over time
- Colombia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 4.56 tonnes per hectare against 4.42 tonnes per hectare in Colombia, a difference of 0.14 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 54th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.2897 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1970s | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 0.6562 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1980s | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 0.8163 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 1990s | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.6827 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2000s | 3.48 tonnes per hectare | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.3809 tonnes per hectare | Colombia |
| 2010s | 3.69 tonnes per hectare | 4.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.5511 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 2020s | 4.36 tonnes per hectare | 5.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.8784 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. fertilizer use, Colombia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 4.56 tonnes per hectare against 4.42 tonnes per hectare in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. fertilizer use between Colombia and South Africa?
- 0.14 tonnes per hectare, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Colombia ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 54th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.