Mali vs Niger: Cereal seed quantity
Cereal seed quantity over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Mali currently reports 239,698 FAO, metric tonnes against 165,158 FAO, metric tonnes in Niger, a difference of 74,540 FAO, metric tonnes.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.5 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 6th and Niger ranks 8th of 50 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52,776 FAO, metric tonnes | 40,314 FAO, metric tonnes | 12,462 FAO, metric tonnes | Mali |
| 1970s | 53,174 FAO, metric tonnes | 51,244 FAO, metric tonnes | 1,930 FAO, metric tonnes | Mali |
| 1980s | 67,536 FAO, metric tonnes | 78,321 FAO, metric tonnes | 10,785 FAO, metric tonnes | Niger |
| 1990s | 95,063 FAO, metric tonnes | 118,756 FAO, metric tonnes | 23,693 FAO, metric tonnes | Niger |
| 2000s | 138,728 FAO, metric tonnes | 145,747 FAO, metric tonnes | 7,018 FAO, metric tonnes | Niger |
| 2010s | 239,698 FAO, metric tonnes | 165,158 FAO, metric tonnes | 74,540 FAO, metric tonnes | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal seed quantity, Mali or Niger?
- Mali, at 239,698 FAO, metric tonnes against 165,158 FAO, metric tonnes in Niger as of 2011.
- What is the difference in cereal seed quantity between Mali and Niger?
- 74,540 FAO, metric tonnes, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for cereal seed quantity?
- Mali ranks 6th and Niger ranks 8th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Cereal seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.