Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
Papua New Guinea
4.79 kg per hectare
in 2023
South Africa
4.56 kg per hectare
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
50th
South Africa rank
51st
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- South Africa
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.79 kg per hectare against 4.56 kg per hectare in South Africa, a difference of 0.23 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 51st of 180 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.26 kg per hectare | 1.11 kg per hectare | 1.15 kg per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 1.98 kg per hectare | 1.54 kg per hectare | 0.4395 kg per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.9 kg per hectare | 1.71 kg per hectare | 0.1849 kg per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 3.16 kg per hectare | 2.01 kg per hectare | 1.15 kg per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.89 kg per hectare | 3.1 kg per hectare | 0.7962 kg per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.66 kg per hectare | 4.24 kg per hectare | 0.4217 kg per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.8 kg per hectare | 5.41 kg per hectare | 0.6071 kg per hectare | South Africa |
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 South Africa?
- Papua New Guinea, at 4.79 kg per hectare against 4.56 kg per hectare in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 0.23 kg per hectare, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and South Africa rank globally for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 51st 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.