Peru vs Puerto Rico: Corn yields
Peru
3.66 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Puerto Rico
3.5 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Peru rank
85th
Puerto Rico rank
88th
Corn yields over time
- Peru
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Peru currently reports 3.66 tonnes per hectare against 3.5 tonnes per hectare in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.16 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 85th and Puerto Rico ranks 88th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 5 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.392 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 1970s | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 0.9345 tonnes per hectare | 0.7718 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 1980s | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 0.7461 tonnes per hectare | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.5321 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 2000s | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.4488 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 2010s | 3.32 tonnes per hectare | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.1039 tonnes per hectare | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 3.53 tonnes per hectare | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.455 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Peru or Puerto Rico?
- Peru, at 3.66 tonnes per hectare against 3.5 tonnes per hectare in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Peru and Puerto Rico?
- 0.16 tonnes per hectare, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Puerto Rico?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Puerto Rico rank globally for corn yields?
- Peru ranks 85th 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.