What is the difference in corn yields between India and Peru?

0.12 tonnes per hectare, with Peru ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Peru?

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

Where does this data come from?

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Peru: Corn yields

India

3.54 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Peru

3.66 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

India rank

87th

Peru rank

85th

Corn yields over time

India
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 3.66 tonnes per hectare against 3.54 tonnes per hectare in India, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per hectare.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

India ranks 87th and Peru ranks 85th of 171 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1 tonnes per hectare	1.51 tonnes per hectare	0.5105 tonnes per hectare	Peru
1970s	1.06 tonnes per hectare	1.71 tonnes per hectare	0.6507 tonnes per hectare	Peru
1980s	1.28 tonnes per hectare	1.87 tonnes per hectare	0.596 tonnes per hectare	Peru
1990s	1.61 tonnes per hectare	2.09 tonnes per hectare	0.4805 tonnes per hectare	Peru
2000s	1.99 tonnes per hectare	2.73 tonnes per hectare	0.7428 tonnes per hectare	Peru
2010s	2.7 tonnes per hectare	3.32 tonnes per hectare	0.6253 tonnes per hectare	Peru
2020s	3.35 tonnes per hectare	3.53 tonnes per hectare	0.1844 tonnes per hectare	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn yields, India or Peru?: Peru, at 3.66 tonnes per hectare against 3.54 tonnes per hectare in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn yields between India and Peru?: 0.12 tonnes per hectare, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Peru?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do India and Peru rank globally for corn yields?: India ranks 87th and Peru ranks 85th of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Corn yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); 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: 171 places, 9,544 data points, 1866–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.