Lesotho vs Niger: Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre

Lesotho
4.71 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
4 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
115th
Niger rank
118th

Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre over time

  • Lesotho
  • Niger
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 4.71 metric tons per square kilometre against 4 metric tons per square kilometre in Niger, a difference of 0.71 metric tons per square kilometre.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 115th and Niger ranks 118th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 7.24 metric tons per square kilometre 0.9668 metric tons per square kilometre 6.27 metric tons per square kilometre Lesotho
1970s 6.4 metric tons per square kilometre 0.9795 metric tons per square kilometre 5.42 metric tons per square kilometre Lesotho
1980s 5.35 metric tons per square kilometre 1.37 metric tons per square kilometre 3.99 metric tons per square kilometre Lesotho
1990s 5.5 metric tons per square kilometre 1.8 metric tons per square kilometre 3.7 metric tons per square kilometre Lesotho
2000s 3.95 metric tons per square kilometre 2.73 metric tons per square kilometre 1.22 metric tons per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 3.69 metric tons per square kilometre 4.12 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4308 metric tons per square kilometre Niger
2020s 2.9 metric tons per square kilometre 4.01 metric tons per square kilometre 1.11 metric tons per square kilometre Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre, Lesotho or Niger?
Lesotho, at 4.71 metric tons per square kilometre against 4 metric tons per square kilometre in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre between Lesotho and Niger?
0.71 metric tons per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Niger?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Niger rank globally for cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
Lesotho ranks 115th and Niger ranks 118th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
228 places, 13,192 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.