India vs Puerto Rico (US): Cereal yields
India
3.63 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Puerto Rico (US)
3.75 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
India rank
78th
Puerto Rico (US) rank
75th
Cereal yields over time
- India
- Puerto Rico (US)
How they compare
Puerto Rico (US) currently reports 3.75 tonnes per hectare against 3.63 tonnes per hectare in India, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico (US) ahead.
India ranks 78th and Puerto Rico (US) ranks 75th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico (US) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Puerto Rico (US) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9599 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.6032 tonnes per hectare | Puerto Rico (US) |
| 1970s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 4.62 tonnes per hectare | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | Puerto Rico (US) |
| 1980s | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 5.61 tonnes per hectare | 4.05 tonnes per hectare | Puerto Rico (US) |
| 1990s | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.5343 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2000s | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.149 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2010s | 3.02 tonnes per hectare | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | 0.189 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2020s | 3.54 tonnes per hectare | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | 0.0867 tonnes per hectare | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, India or Puerto Rico (US)?
- Puerto Rico (US), at 3.75 tonnes per hectare against 3.63 tonnes per hectare in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between India and Puerto Rico (US)?
- 0.12 tonnes per hectare, with Puerto Rico (US) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Puerto Rico (US)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and Puerto Rico (US) rank globally for cereal yields?
- India ranks 78th and Puerto Rico (US) ranks 75th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.