Mexico vs Peru: Corn yields
Mexico
3.7 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Peru
3.66 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mexico rank
83rd
Peru rank
85th
Corn yields over time
- Mexico
- Peru
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 3.7 tonnes per hectare against 3.66 tonnes per hectare in Peru, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.
Mexico ranks 83rd and Peru ranks 85th of 171 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 0.4141 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 1970s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 0.4196 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 1980s | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 0.091 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 1990s | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.1865 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2.9 tonnes per hectare | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 0.1702 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 2010s | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | 3.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.1473 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 2020s | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | 3.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.383 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Mexico or Peru?
- Mexico, at 3.7 tonnes per hectare against 3.66 tonnes per hectare in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Mexico and Peru?
- 0.04 tonnes per hectare, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Peru?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Peru rank globally for corn yields?
- Mexico ranks 83rd 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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About this data
Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.