Peru vs South Africa: Cereal yield
Cereal yield over time
- Peru
- South Africa
How they compare
Peru currently reports 4,851 kg per hectare against 4,562 kg per hectare in South Africa, a difference of 289 kg per hectare.
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 49th and South Africa ranks 51st of 181 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 | 1,543 kg per hectare | 1,109 kg per hectare | 434.59 kg per hectare | Peru |
| 1970s | 1,805 kg per hectare | 1,542 kg per hectare | 263.75 kg per hectare | Peru |
| 1980s | 2,292 kg per hectare | 1,715 kg per hectare | 576.99 kg per hectare | Peru |
| 1990s | 2,713 kg per hectare | 2,011 kg per hectare | 702.14 kg per hectare | Peru |
| 2000s | 3,474 kg per hectare | 3,099 kg per hectare | 374.81 kg per hectare | Peru |
| 2010s | 4,179 kg per hectare | 4,241 kg per hectare | 61.72 kg per hectare | South Africa |
| 2020s | 4,699 kg per hectare | 5,238 kg per hectare | 539.04 kg per hectare | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield, Peru or South Africa?
- Peru, at 4,851 kg per hectare against 4,562 kg per hectare in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield between Peru and South Africa?
- 289 kg per hectare, 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 yield?
- Peru ranks 49th 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.