Peru vs South Africa: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square

Peru
4.7 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
4.85 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru rank
135th
South Africa rank
133rd

Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square over time

  • Peru
  • South Africa
0246196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 4.85 tonnes per square kilometre against 4.7 tonnes per square kilometre in Peru, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 135th and South Africa ranks 133rd of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.45 tonnes per square kilometre 0.3008 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1492 tonnes per square kilometre Peru
1970s 0.6817 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1867 tonnes per square kilometre 0.495 tonnes per square kilometre Peru
1980s 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre 0.8186 tonnes per square kilometre 0.4089 tonnes per square kilometre Peru
1990s 1.91 tonnes per square kilometre 1.73 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1758 tonnes per square kilometre Peru
2000s 2.27 tonnes per square kilometre 2.09 tonnes per square kilometre 0.1833 tonnes per square kilometre Peru
2010s 4.12 tonnes per square kilometre 4.45 tonnes per square kilometre 0.3277 tonnes per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 5.01 tonnes per square kilometre 4.54 tonnes per square kilometre 0.4653 tonnes per square kilometre Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square, Peru or South Africa?
South Africa, at 4.85 tonnes per square kilometre against 4.7 tonnes per square kilometre in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square between Peru and South Africa?
0.15 tonnes per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Peru and South Africa rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
Peru ranks 135th and South Africa ranks 133rd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 10,071 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.