Bahamas vs United States: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use
Bahamas
7.74 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
United States
8.41 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Bahamas rank
11th
United States rank
9th
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use over time
- Bahamas
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 8.41 tonnes per hectare against 7.74 tonnes per hectare in Bahamas, a difference of 0.67 tonnes per hectare.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Bahamas ranks 11th and United States ranks 9th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and United States in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8786 tonnes per hectare | 2.95 tonnes per hectare | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1970s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | 2.64 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1980s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 4.27 tonnes per hectare | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 1990s | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 5.1 tonnes per hectare | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2000s | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | 6.35 tonnes per hectare | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | United States |
| 2010s | 7.63 tonnes per hectare | 7.52 tonnes per hectare | 0.1103 tonnes per hectare | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 7.63 tonnes per hectare | 8.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.6085 tonnes per hectare | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. fertilizer use, Bahamas or United States?
- United States, at 8.41 tonnes per hectare against 7.74 tonnes per hectare in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. fertilizer use between Bahamas and United States?
- 0.67 tonnes per hectare, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and United States rank globally for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Bahamas ranks 11th and United States ranks 9th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.