Paraguay vs Peru: Crop yields

Paraguay
1.71 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Peru
1.78 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Paraguay rank
95th
Peru rank
93rd

Crop yields over time

  • Paraguay
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 1.78 tonnes per hectare against 1.71 tonnes per hectare in Paraguay, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.

Paraguay ranks 95th and Peru ranks 93rd of 125 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9315 tonnes per hectare 0.9518 tonnes per hectare 0.0203 tonnes per hectare Peru
1970s 0.9979 tonnes per hectare 0.9486 tonnes per hectare 0.0493 tonnes per hectare Paraguay
1980s 1.53 tonnes per hectare 1.13 tonnes per hectare 0.4022 tonnes per hectare Paraguay
1990s 1.68 tonnes per hectare 1.21 tonnes per hectare 0.4715 tonnes per hectare Paraguay
2000s 2.04 tonnes per hectare 1.34 tonnes per hectare 0.697 tonnes per hectare Paraguay
2010s 2.23 tonnes per hectare 1.52 tonnes per hectare 0.7125 tonnes per hectare Paraguay
2020s 2.18 tonnes per hectare 1.73 tonnes per hectare 0.4505 tonnes per hectare Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher crop yields, Paraguay or Peru?
Peru, at 1.78 tonnes per hectare against 1.71 tonnes per hectare in Paraguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in crop yields between Paraguay and Peru?
0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Peru?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Paraguay and Peru rank globally for crop yields?
Paraguay ranks 95th and Peru ranks 93rd of 125 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 Crop yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Crop yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 6,889 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.