Which has higher maize yields, Brazil or Papua New Guinea?

Brazil, at 5.43 against 5.41 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Papua New Guinea?

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

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

Brazil

5.43

in 2024

Papua New Guinea

5.41

in 2024

Brazil rank

60th

Papua New Guinea rank

61st

Brazil currently reports 5.43 against 5.41 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 60th and Papua New Guinea ranks 61st of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Decade	Brazil	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.31	1.24	0.0702	Brazil
1970s	1.45	1.12	0.3298	Brazil
1980s	1.83	1.79	0.0411	Brazil
1990s	2.41	3.92	1.5	Papua New Guinea
2000s	3.43	4.92	1.49	Papua New Guinea
2010s	5.03	5.4	0.3709	Papua New Guinea
2020s	5.38	5.4	0.0238	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher maize yields, Brazil or Papua New Guinea?: Brazil, at 5.43 against 5.41 in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in maize yields between Brazil and Papua New Guinea?: 0.02, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Papua New Guinea?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Papua New Guinea rank globally for maize yields?: Brazil ranks 60th and Papua New Guinea ranks 61st of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Maize yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.