Nigeria vs South Africa: Groundnut yields
Nigeria
1.25 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Africa
1.26 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria rank
63rd
South Africa rank
62nd
Groundnut yields over time
- Nigeria
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.26 tonnes per hectare against 1.25 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 63rd and South Africa ranks 62nd of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9467 tonnes per hectare | 0.9116 tonnes per hectare | 0.0351 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.7546 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.3327 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 1980s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.7687 tonnes per hectare | 0.2741 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.1308 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 2000s | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 0.0767 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.0385 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 0.2026 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher groundnut yields, Nigeria or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.26 tonnes per hectare against 1.25 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in groundnut yields between Nigeria and South Africa?
- 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and South Africa rank globally for groundnut yields?
- Nigeria ranks 63rd and South Africa ranks 62nd 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.