India vs Puerto Rico: Corn yields
India
3.54 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Puerto Rico
3.5 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
India rank
87th
Puerto Rico rank
88th
Corn yields over time
- India
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
India currently reports 3.54 tonnes per hectare against 3.5 tonnes per hectare in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
India ranks 87th and Puerto Rico ranks 88th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.1185 tonnes per hectare | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.9345 tonnes per hectare | 0.1211 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 1980s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.0516 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2000s | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.294 tonnes per hectare | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.7292 tonnes per hectare | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 3.35 tonnes per hectare | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.2706 tonnes per hectare | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, India or Puerto Rico?
- India, at 3.54 tonnes per hectare against 3.5 tonnes per hectare in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between India and Puerto Rico?
- 0.04 tonnes per hectare, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Puerto Rico?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and Puerto Rico rank globally for corn yields?
- India ranks 87th and Puerto Rico ranks 88th of 170 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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About this data
Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.