Paraguay vs South Africa: Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
Cereal yield (kg per hectare) over time
- Paraguay
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 4,562 kg per hectare against 4,482 kg per hectare in Paraguay, a difference of 80 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 51st of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,250 kg per hectare | 1,109 kg per hectare | 141.23 kg per hectare | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 1,346 kg per hectare | 1,542 kg per hectare | 195.77 kg per hectare | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1,665 kg per hectare | 1,715 kg per hectare | 49.71 kg per hectare | South Africa |
| 1990s | 2,029 kg per hectare | 2,011 kg per hectare | 18.42 kg per hectare | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 2,327 kg per hectare | 3,099 kg per hectare | 772.14 kg per hectare | South Africa |
| 2010s | 3,878 kg per hectare | 4,241 kg per hectare | 362.83 kg per hectare | South Africa |
| 2020s | 4,129 kg per hectare | 5,407 kg per hectare | 1,278 kg per hectare | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield, Paraguay or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 4,562 kg per hectare against 4,482 kg per hectare in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield between Paraguay and South Africa?
- 80 kg per hectare, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Paraguay and South Africa rank globally for cereal yield?
- Paraguay ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 51st of 181 countries.
- 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.