Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs United States of America: Cereal yield
Cereal yield over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 8,414 kg per hectare against 4,812 kg per hectare in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 3,602 kg per hectare.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 10th of 47 groups.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,359 kg per hectare | 2,949 kg per hectare | 1,590 kg per hectare | United States of America |
| 1970s | 1,615 kg per hectare | 3,668 kg per hectare | 2,054 kg per hectare | United States of America |
| 1980s | 2,021 kg per hectare | 4,269 kg per hectare | 2,248 kg per hectare | United States of America |
| 1990s | 2,474 kg per hectare | 5,099 kg per hectare | 2,625 kg per hectare | United States of America |
| 2000s | 3,192 kg per hectare | 6,355 kg per hectare | 3,163 kg per hectare | United States of America |
| 2010s | 4,202 kg per hectare | 7,516 kg per hectare | 3,314 kg per hectare | United States of America |
| 2020s | 4,595 kg per hectare | 8,240 kg per hectare | 3,646 kg per hectare | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 8,414 kg per hectare against 4,812 kg per hectare in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United States of America?
- 3,602 kg per hectare, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United States of America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United States of America rank globally for cereal yield?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 10th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.