What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between Algeria and Nigeria?

0.02 kg per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Nigeria: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita

Algeria

1.54 kg per hectare

in 2024

Nigeria

1.56 kg per hectare

in 2024

Algeria rank

144th

Nigeria rank

142nd

Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time

Algeria
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.56 kg per hectare against 1.54 kg per hectare in Algeria, a difference of 0.02 kg per hectare.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 144th and Nigeria ranks 142nd of 180 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.6062 kg per hectare	0.6975 kg per hectare	0.0913 kg per hectare	Nigeria
1970s	0.5983 kg per hectare	0.8337 kg per hectare	0.2354 kg per hectare	Nigeria
1980s	0.6971 kg per hectare	1.33 kg per hectare	0.6363 kg per hectare	Nigeria
1990s	0.91 kg per hectare	1.17 kg per hectare	0.2646 kg per hectare	Nigeria
2000s	1.28 kg per hectare	1.38 kg per hectare	0.0991 kg per hectare	Nigeria
2010s	1.51 kg per hectare	1.49 kg per hectare	0.0185 kg per hectare	Algeria
2020s	1.47 kg per hectare	1.6 kg per hectare	0.132 kg per hectare	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal yield vs. gdp per capita, Algeria or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 1.56 kg per hectare against 1.54 kg per hectare in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between Algeria and Nigeria?: 0.02 kg per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?: Algeria ranks 144th and Nigeria ranks 142nd of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
Unit: kg per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 10,279 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.