Peru vs South Africa: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
Peru
4.85 kg per hectare
in 2024
South Africa
4.56 kg per hectare
in 2024
Peru rank
49th
South Africa rank
51st
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time
- Peru
- South Africa
How they compare
Peru currently reports 4.85 kg per hectare against 4.56 kg per hectare in South Africa, a difference of 0.29 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 180 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 | 1.54 kg per hectare | 1.11 kg per hectare | 0.4346 kg per hectare | Peru |
| 1970s | 1.81 kg per hectare | 1.54 kg per hectare | 0.2637 kg per hectare | Peru |
| 1980s | 2.29 kg per hectare | 1.71 kg per hectare | 0.577 kg per hectare | Peru |
| 1990s | 2.71 kg per hectare | 2.01 kg per hectare | 0.7021 kg per hectare | Peru |
| 2000s | 3.47 kg per hectare | 3.1 kg per hectare | 0.3748 kg per hectare | Peru |
| 2010s | 4.18 kg per hectare | 4.24 kg per hectare | 0.0617 kg per hectare | South Africa |
| 2020s | 4.7 kg per hectare | 5.24 kg per hectare | 0.539 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, Peru or South Africa?
- Peru, at 4.85 kg per hectare against 4.56 kg per hectare in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between Peru and South Africa?
- 0.29 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 vs. gdp per capita?
- Peru ranks 49th 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.