Mexico vs Peru: Soybean yields
Mexico
2.12 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Peru
2.21 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mexico rank
36th
Peru rank
34th
Soybean yields over time
- Mexico
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 2.21 tonnes per hectare against 2.12 tonnes per hectare in Mexico, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 36th and Peru ranks 34th of 106 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.7084 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 1970s | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.4213 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 1980s | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 0.0643 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 1990s | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 0.1828 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 2000s | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 0.0665 tonnes per hectare | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 0.2684 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
| 2020s | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.4448 tonnes per hectare | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher soybean yields, Mexico or Peru?
- Peru, at 2.21 tonnes per hectare against 2.12 tonnes per hectare in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in soybean yields between Mexico and Peru?
- 0.09 tonnes per hectare, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Peru?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Peru rank globally for soybean yields?
- Mexico ranks 36th and Peru ranks 34th of 106 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 Soybean 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.