Peru vs Switzerland: Cereal yields
Peru
4.85 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Switzerland
4.58 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Peru rank
51st
Switzerland rank
53rd
Cereal yields over time
- Peru
- Switzerland
How they compare
Peru currently reports 4.85 tonnes per hectare against 4.58 tonnes per hectare in Switzerland, a difference of 0.27 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Peru ranks 51st and Switzerland ranks 53rd of 185 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 4.37 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | 5.5 tonnes per hectare | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | 6.14 tonnes per hectare | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | 6.24 tonnes per hectare | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 4.18 tonnes per hectare | 6.37 tonnes per hectare | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 4.7 tonnes per hectare | 5.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Peru or Switzerland?
- Peru, at 4.85 tonnes per hectare against 4.58 tonnes per hectare in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Peru and Switzerland?
- 0.27 tonnes per hectare, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Switzerland rank globally for cereal yields?
- Peru ranks 51st and Switzerland ranks 53rd 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.