Peru vs United States: Rice yields
Peru
8.31 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United States
8.68 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Peru rank
7th
United States rank
5th
Rice yields over time
- Peru
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 8.68 tonnes per hectare against 8.31 tonnes per hectare in Peru, a difference of 0.37 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 7th and United States ranks 5th of 123 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.03 tonnes per hectare | 4.62 tonnes per hectare | 0.5813 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1970s | 4.21 tonnes per hectare | 5.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.8867 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1980s | 4.71 tonnes per hectare | 5.76 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1990s | 5.61 tonnes per hectare | 6.46 tonnes per hectare | 0.8489 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2000s | 6.84 tonnes per hectare | 7.59 tonnes per hectare | 0.7504 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2010s | 7.64 tonnes per hectare | 8.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.6438 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2020s | 8.24 tonnes per hectare | 8.54 tonnes per hectare | 0.3018 tonnes per hectare | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Peru or United States?
- United States, at 8.68 tonnes per hectare against 8.31 tonnes per hectare in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Peru and United States?
- 0.37 tonnes per hectare, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Peru and United States rank globally for rice yields?
- Peru ranks 7th and United States ranks 5th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Rice yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.