Papua New Guinea vs Switzerland: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use
Papua New Guinea
4.79 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Switzerland
4.58 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
52nd
Switzerland rank
53rd
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Switzerland
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.79 tonnes per hectare against 4.58 tonnes per hectare in Switzerland, a difference of 0.21 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd and Switzerland ranks 53rd of 186 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 4.37 tonnes per hectare | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 5.5 tonnes per hectare | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | 6.14 tonnes per hectare | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 3.89 tonnes per hectare | 6.24 tonnes per hectare | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 4.66 tonnes per hectare | 6.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 4.79 tonnes per hectare | 5.77 tonnes per hectare | 0.9798 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. fertilizer use, Papua New Guinea or Switzerland?
- Papua New Guinea, at 4.79 tonnes per hectare against 4.58 tonnes per hectare in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. fertilizer use between Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
- 0.21 tonnes per hectare, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Switzerland rank globally for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd and Switzerland ranks 53rd 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.