Mali vs Nigeria: Cereal yield

Mali
1,588 kg per hectare
in 2023
Nigeria
1,558 kg per hectare
in 2024
Mali rank
141st
Nigeria rank
143rd

Cereal yield over time

  • Mali
  • Nigeria
5007501.0k1.2k1.5k1.8k196119922024

How they compare

Mali currently reports 1,588 kg per hectare against 1,558 kg per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 30 kg per hectare.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Mali ranks 141st and Nigeria ranks 143rd of 182 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 757.49 kg per hectare 697.53 kg per hectare 59.96 kg per hectare Mali
1970s 791.92 kg per hectare 833.7 kg per hectare 41.78 kg per hectare Nigeria
1980s 899.49 kg per hectare 1,333 kg per hectare 433.88 kg per hectare Nigeria
1990s 945.32 kg per hectare 1,175 kg per hectare 229.3 kg per hectare Nigeria
2000s 1,148 kg per hectare 1,380 kg per hectare 231.75 kg per hectare Nigeria
2010s 1,535 kg per hectare 1,492 kg per hectare 42.78 kg per hectare Mali
2020s 1,596 kg per hectare 1,612 kg per hectare 16.02 kg per hectare Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal yield, Mali or Nigeria?
Mali, at 1,588 kg per hectare against 1,558 kg per hectare in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereal yield between Mali and Nigeria?
30 kg per hectare, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Mali and Nigeria rank globally for cereal yield?
Mali ranks 141st and Nigeria ranks 143rd of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
Unit
kg per hectare
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 13,351 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.