Mali vs Nigeria: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
Mali
1.59 kg per hectare
in 2023
Nigeria
1.56 kg per hectare
in 2024
Mali rank
140th
Nigeria rank
142nd
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time
- Mali
- Nigeria
How they compare
Mali currently reports 1.59 kg per hectare against 1.56 kg per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0.03 kg per hectare.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Mali ranks 140th and Nigeria ranks 142nd of 180 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 | 0.7575 kg per hectare | 0.6975 kg per hectare | 0.06 kg per hectare | Mali |
| 1970s | 0.7919 kg per hectare | 0.8337 kg per hectare | 0.0418 kg per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.8995 kg per hectare | 1.33 kg per hectare | 0.4339 kg per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.9453 kg per hectare | 1.17 kg per hectare | 0.2293 kg per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.15 kg per hectare | 1.38 kg per hectare | 0.2318 kg per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.54 kg per hectare | 1.49 kg per hectare | 0.0428 kg per hectare | Mali |
| 2020s | 1.6 kg per hectare | 1.61 kg per hectare | 0.016 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, Mali or Nigeria?
- Mali, at 1.59 kg per hectare against 1.56 kg per hectare in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between Mali and Nigeria?
- 0.03 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 vs. gdp per capita?
- Mali ranks 140th 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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About this data
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.