Nigeria vs Somalia: Cotton yields
Nigeria
0.3787 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Somalia
0.3995 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria rank
93rd
Somalia rank
92nd
Cotton yields over time
- Nigeria
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.3995 tonnes per hectare against 0.3787 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0208 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 93rd and Somalia ranks 92nd of 100 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4593 tonnes per hectare | 0.2989 tonnes per hectare | 0.1604 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.3001 tonnes per hectare | 0.2969 tonnes per hectare | 0.0032 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.2768 tonnes per hectare | 0.3662 tonnes per hectare | 0.0895 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.6077 tonnes per hectare | 0.4005 tonnes per hectare | 0.2072 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.8493 tonnes per hectare | 0.4044 tonnes per hectare | 0.4449 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.8839 tonnes per hectare | 0.4019 tonnes per hectare | 0.482 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.4494 tonnes per hectare | 0.402 tonnes per hectare | 0.0474 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Nigeria or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.3995 tonnes per hectare against 0.3787 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Nigeria and Somalia?
- 0.0208 tonnes per hectare, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Somalia rank globally for cotton yields?
- Nigeria ranks 93rd and Somalia ranks 92nd of 100 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 Cotton yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.