Paraguay vs Suriname: Corn yields

Paraguay
4.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Suriname
4.02 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Paraguay rank
77th
Suriname rank
78th

Corn yields over time

  • Paraguay
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 4.15 tonnes per hectare against 4.02 tonnes per hectare in Suriname, a difference of 0.13 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Suriname ahead.

Paraguay ranks 77th and Suriname ranks 78th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 1.22 tonnes per hectare 1.86 tonnes per hectare 0.6479 tonnes per hectare Suriname
1970s 1.33 tonnes per hectare 1.88 tonnes per hectare 0.5506 tonnes per hectare Suriname
1980s 1.67 tonnes per hectare 1.6 tonnes per hectare 0.0707 tonnes per hectare Paraguay
1990s 2.14 tonnes per hectare 2.01 tonnes per hectare 0.1344 tonnes per hectare Paraguay
2000s 2.44 tonnes per hectare 2.25 tonnes per hectare 0.1905 tonnes per hectare Paraguay
2010s 4.52 tonnes per hectare 2.45 tonnes per hectare 2.07 tonnes per hectare Paraguay
2020s 4.48 tonnes per hectare 4.06 tonnes per hectare 0.4202 tonnes per hectare Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn yields, Paraguay or Suriname?
Paraguay, at 4.15 tonnes per hectare against 4.02 tonnes per hectare in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn yields between Paraguay and Suriname?
0.13 tonnes per hectare, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Suriname?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Paraguay and Suriname rank globally for corn yields?
Paraguay ranks 77th and Suriname ranks 78th 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

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

Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.