Which has higher maize yields, South Africa or Uruguay?

South Africa, at 4.87 against 4.7 in Uruguay as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uruguay?

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

Our World in Data, published as Maize yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Africa

4.87

in 2024

Uruguay

4.7

in 2024

South Africa rank

68th

Uruguay rank

69th

South Africa currently reports 4.87 against 4.7 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.17.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 68th and Uruguay ranks 69th of 170 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 3.

Decade	South Africa	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.32	0.6201	0.6959	South Africa
1970s	1.81	0.9652	0.8487	South Africa
1980s	1.92	1.19	0.7346	South Africa
1990s	2.14	2.35	0.214	Uruguay
2000s	3.32	4.04	0.7247	Uruguay
2010s	4.57	5.4	0.8322	Uruguay
2020s	5.7	4.77	0.9322	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher maize yields, South Africa or Uruguay?: South Africa, at 4.87 against 4.7 in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in maize yields between South Africa and Uruguay?: 0.17, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uruguay?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Uruguay rank globally for maize yields?: South Africa ranks 68th and Uruguay ranks 69th of 170 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Maize yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.