Madagascar vs Zambia: Cereal yields
Madagascar
2.39 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zambia
2.32 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar rank
112th
Zambia rank
114th
Cereal yields over time
- Madagascar
- Zambia
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 2.39 tonnes per hectare against 2.32 tonnes per hectare in Zambia, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 112th and Zambia ranks 114th of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 0.8055 tonnes per hectare | 0.9223 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.606 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 0.0361 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 1990s | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.4805 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 0.5296 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 0.3823 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 2.61 tonnes per hectare | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.1888 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Madagascar or Zambia?
- Madagascar, at 2.39 tonnes per hectare against 2.32 tonnes per hectare in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Madagascar and Zambia?
- 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Zambia rank globally for cereal yields?
- Madagascar ranks 112th and Zambia ranks 114th of 185 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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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.