Peru vs South Africa: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production
Peru
4.85 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Africa
4.56 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Peru rank
51st
South Africa rank
54th
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production over time
- Peru
- South Africa
How they compare
Peru currently reports 4.85 tonnes per hectare against 4.56 tonnes per hectare in South Africa, a difference of 0.29 tonnes per hectare.
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 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.4346 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 1970s | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 0.2637 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 1980s | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 0.577 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 1990s | 2.71 tonnes per hectare | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.7021 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 2000s | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.3748 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 2010s | 4.18 tonnes per hectare | 4.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.0617 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 2020s | 4.7 tonnes per hectare | 5.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.539 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production, Peru or South Africa?
- Peru, at 4.85 tonnes per hectare against 4.56 tonnes per hectare in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production between Peru and South Africa?
- 0.29 tonnes per hectare, 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 change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Peru ranks 51st 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 Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. 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.