Costa Rica vs South Africa: Sorghum yields
Costa Rica
2 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
South Africa
2.33 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
44th
South Africa rank
41st
Sorghum yields over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.33 tonnes per hectare against 2 tonnes per hectare in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.33 tonnes per hectare.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 41st of 115 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 0.796 tonnes per hectare | 0.8312 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 0.2678 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 0.2143 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 0.0372 tonnes per hectare | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Costa Rica or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.33 tonnes per hectare against 2 tonnes per hectare in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0.33 tonnes per hectare, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 41st of 115 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 Sorghum 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.