Mauritania vs Nigeria: Cereal yields
Mauritania
1.54 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria
1.56 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mauritania rank
146th
Nigeria rank
145th
Cereal yields over time
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.56 tonnes per hectare against 1.54 tonnes per hectare in Mauritania, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Mauritania ranks 146th and Nigeria ranks 145th of 185 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 tonnes per hectare | 0.6975 tonnes per hectare | 0.3231 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.3352 tonnes per hectare | 0.8337 tonnes per hectare | 0.4985 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.6421 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.6913 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.8085 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.3661 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.7638 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.6162 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 0.1379 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.0407 tonnes per hectare | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Mauritania or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.56 tonnes per hectare against 1.54 tonnes per hectare in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 0.02 tonnes 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 yields?
- Mauritania ranks 146th and Nigeria ranks 145th 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.