Which has higher cereal yield, Peru or South Africa?

Peru, at 4.85 against 4.56 in South Africa as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Africa?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Peru

4.85

in 2024

South Africa

4.56

in 2024

Peru rank

51st

South Africa rank

54th

Peru currently reports 4.85 against 4.56 in South Africa, a difference of 0.29.

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 51st and South Africa ranks 54th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.

Decade	Peru	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.54	1.11	0.4346	Peru
1970s	1.81	1.54	0.2637	Peru
1980s	2.29	1.71	0.577	Peru
1990s	2.71	2.01	0.7021	Peru
2000s	3.47	3.1	0.3748	Peru
2010s	4.18	4.24	0.0617	South Africa
2020s	4.7	5.24	0.539	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher cereal yield, Peru or South Africa?: Peru, at 4.85 against 4.56 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereal yield between Peru and South Africa?: 0.29, 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?: Peru ranks 51st and South Africa ranks 54th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.