Peru vs South Africa: Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application

Peru
4.85
in 2024
South Africa
4.56
in 2024
Peru rank
51st
South Africa rank
54th

Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application over time

  • Peru
  • South Africa
123456196119922024

How they compare

Peru currently reports 4.85 against 4.56 in South Africa, a difference of 0.29.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 51st and South Africa ranks 54th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1.54 1.11 0.4346 Peru
1970s 1.81 1.54 0.2637 Peru
1980s 2.29 1.71 0.577 Peru
1990s 2.71 2.01 0.7021 Peru
2000s 3.47 3.1 0.3748 Peru
2010s 4.18 4.24 0.0617 South Africa
2020s 4.7 5.24 0.539 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application, Peru or South Africa?
Peru, at 4.85 against 4.56 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application between Peru and South Africa?
0.29, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Peru and South Africa rank globally for cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application?
Peru ranks 51st and South Africa ranks 54th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 10,534 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed