Namibia vs Niger: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use
Namibia
0.1844 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Niger
0.5774 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Namibia rank
185th
Niger rank
183rd
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use over time
- Namibia
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.5774 tonnes per hectare against 0.1844 tonnes per hectare in Namibia, a difference of 0.393 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Niger's figure about 3.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.
Namibia ranks 185th and Niger ranks 183rd of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3854 tonnes per hectare | 0.515 tonnes per hectare | 0.1296 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.3551 tonnes per hectare | 0.4042 tonnes per hectare | 0.0491 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.3874 tonnes per hectare | 0.3931 tonnes per hectare | 0.0057 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.3388 tonnes per hectare | 0.3207 tonnes per hectare | 0.018 tonnes per hectare | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.425 tonnes per hectare | 0.4071 tonnes per hectare | 0.0179 tonnes per hectare | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.4452 tonnes per hectare | 0.4918 tonnes per hectare | 0.0466 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.4092 tonnes per hectare | 0.5077 tonnes per hectare | 0.0984 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. fertilizer use, Namibia or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.5774 tonnes per hectare against 0.1844 tonnes per hectare in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. fertilizer use between Namibia and Niger?
- 0.393 tonnes per hectare, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Niger?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Niger rank globally for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Namibia ranks 185th and Niger ranks 183rd 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.