Mauritania vs Nigeria: Cereal yield
Cereal yield over time
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1,558 kg per hectare against 1,537 kg per hectare in Mauritania, a difference of 21 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Mauritania ranks 143rd and Nigeria ranks 142nd of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 374.48 kg per hectare | 697.53 kg per hectare | 323.06 kg per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 335.2 kg per hectare | 833.7 kg per hectare | 498.5 kg per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 642.1 kg per hectare | 1,333 kg per hectare | 691.27 kg per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 808.51 kg per hectare | 1,175 kg per hectare | 366.11 kg per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 763.79 kg per hectare | 1,380 kg per hectare | 616.25 kg per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1,354 kg per hectare | 1,492 kg per hectare | 137.92 kg per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1,642 kg per hectare | 1,602 kg per hectare | 40.7 kg per hectare | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield, Mauritania or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1,558 kg per hectare against 1,537 kg per hectare in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield between Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 21 kg per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for cereal yield?
- Mauritania ranks 143rd and Nigeria ranks 142nd of 181 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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About this data
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.