Papua New Guinea vs Peru: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
Papua New Guinea
4.79 kg per hectare
in 2023
Peru
4.85 kg per hectare
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
50th
Peru rank
49th
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 4.85 kg per hectare against 4.79 kg per hectare in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.06 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 50th and Peru ranks 49th of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.26 kg per hectare | 1.54 kg per hectare | 0.7153 kg per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 1.98 kg per hectare | 1.81 kg per hectare | 0.1757 kg per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.9 kg per hectare | 2.29 kg per hectare | 0.3921 kg per hectare | Peru |
| 1990s | 3.16 kg per hectare | 2.71 kg per hectare | 0.4431 kg per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.89 kg per hectare | 3.47 kg per hectare | 0.4214 kg per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.66 kg per hectare | 4.18 kg per hectare | 0.4834 kg per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.8 kg per hectare | 4.66 kg per hectare | 0.1389 kg per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. gdp per capita, Papua New Guinea or Peru?
- Peru, at 4.85 kg per hectare against 4.79 kg per hectare in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between Papua New Guinea and Peru?
- 0.06 kg per hectare, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Peru?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Peru rank globally for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 50th and Peru ranks 49th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.