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
123196119922024

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

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

Measured in tonnes per hectare.