Mauritania vs Nigeria: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
Mauritania
1.54 kg per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria
1.56 kg per hectare
in 2024
Mauritania rank
143rd
Nigeria rank
142nd
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.56 kg per hectare against 1.54 kg per hectare in Mauritania, a difference of 0.02 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 180 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 | 0.3745 kg per hectare | 0.6975 kg per hectare | 0.3231 kg per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.3352 kg per hectare | 0.8337 kg per hectare | 0.4985 kg per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.6421 kg per hectare | 1.33 kg per hectare | 0.6913 kg per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.8085 kg per hectare | 1.17 kg per hectare | 0.3661 kg per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.7638 kg per hectare | 1.38 kg per hectare | 0.6162 kg per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.35 kg per hectare | 1.49 kg per hectare | 0.1379 kg per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.64 kg per hectare | 1.6 kg per hectare | 0.0407 kg per hectare | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. gdp per capita, Mauritania or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.56 kg per hectare against 1.54 kg per hectare in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 0.02 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 vs. gdp per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 143rd 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) β 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.