What is the difference in long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom between Nigeria and USSR?

0 tonnes per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs USSR: Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom

Nigeria

1.57 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

USSR

1.57 tonnes per hectare

in 1991

Nigeria rank

102nd

USSR rank

103rd

Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom over time

Nigeria
USSR

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.57 tonnes per hectare against 1.57 tonnes per hectare in USSR, a difference of 0 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 102nd and USSR ranks 103rd of 126 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and USSR in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.81 tonnes per hectare	1.05 tonnes per hectare	0.7676 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria
1970s	1.78 tonnes per hectare	1.44 tonnes per hectare	0.3336 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria
1980s	1.95 tonnes per hectare	1.53 tonnes per hectare	0.4276 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria
1990s	1.02 tonnes per hectare	1.84 tonnes per hectare	0.8254 tonnes per hectare	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom, Nigeria or USSR?: Nigeria, at 1.57 tonnes per hectare against 1.57 tonnes per hectare in USSR as of 2024.
What is the difference in long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom between Nigeria and USSR?: 0 tonnes per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Nigeria and USSR rank globally for long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom?: Nigeria ranks 102nd and USSR ranks 103rd of 126 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 126 places, 6,961 data points, 1275–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.