What is the difference in cereal yields between Jordan and Nigeria?

0.05 tonnes per hectare, with Jordan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jordan vs Nigeria: Cereal yields

Jordan

1.61 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Nigeria

1.56 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Jordan rank

142nd

Nigeria rank

145th

Cereal yields over time

Jordan
Nigeria

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 1.61 tonnes per hectare against 1.56 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Jordan ranks 142nd and Nigeria ranks 145th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.6481 tonnes per hectare	0.6975 tonnes per hectare	0.0495 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria
1970s	0.4828 tonnes per hectare	0.8337 tonnes per hectare	0.3509 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria
1980s	0.7333 tonnes per hectare	1.33 tonnes per hectare	0.6001 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria
1990s	1.23 tonnes per hectare	1.17 tonnes per hectare	0.0518 tonnes per hectare	Jordan
2000s	0.9756 tonnes per hectare	1.38 tonnes per hectare	0.4044 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria
2010s	1.33 tonnes per hectare	1.49 tonnes per hectare	0.1651 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria
2020s	1.63 tonnes per hectare	1.6 tonnes per hectare	0.0323 tonnes per hectare	Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal yields, Jordan or Nigeria?: Jordan, at 1.61 tonnes per hectare against 1.56 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in cereal yields between Jordan and Nigeria?: 0.05 tonnes per hectare, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Nigeria?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Jordan and Nigeria rank globally for cereal yields?: Jordan ranks 142nd and Nigeria ranks 145th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cereal yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 10,534 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Measured in tonnes per hectare.