Nigeria vs Senegal: Groundnut yields
Nigeria
1.25 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Senegal
1.33 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria rank
63rd
Senegal rank
60th
Groundnut yields over time
- Nigeria
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 1.33 tonnes per hectare against 1.25 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0.08 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 63rd and Senegal ranks 60th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9467 tonnes per hectare | 0.9184 tonnes per hectare | 0.0283 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.7546 tonnes per hectare | 0.7607 tonnes per hectare | 0.0062 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
| 1980s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.8347 tonnes per hectare | 0.2081 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.8296 tonnes per hectare | 0.3402 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 0.7979 tonnes per hectare | 0.663 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.9628 tonnes per hectare | 0.2547 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 0.1349 tonnes per hectare | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher groundnut yields, Nigeria or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 1.33 tonnes per hectare against 1.25 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in groundnut yields between Nigeria and Senegal?
- 0.08 tonnes per hectare, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Senegal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Senegal rank globally for groundnut yields?
- Nigeria ranks 63rd and Senegal ranks 60th of 120 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 Groundnut 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.