Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: Cereal yields
Papua New Guinea
4.79 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Africa
4.56 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
52nd
South Africa rank
54th
Cereal yields over time
- Papua New Guinea
- South Africa
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.79 tonnes per hectare against 4.56 tonnes per hectare in South Africa, a difference of 0.23 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 54th of 186 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 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 0.4395 tonnes per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 0.1849 tonnes per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 3.89 tonnes per hectare | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.7962 tonnes per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.66 tonnes per hectare | 4.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.4217 tonnes per hectare | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.79 tonnes per hectare | 5.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.4449 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Papua New Guinea or South Africa?
- Papua New Guinea, at 4.79 tonnes per hectare against 4.56 tonnes per hectare in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 0.23 tonnes per hectare, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and South Africa rank globally for cereal yields?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 54th of 186 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.