Nigeria vs USSR: Crop yields
Nigeria
1.57 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
USSR
1.57 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
Nigeria rank
102nd
USSR rank
103rd
Crop yields 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 crop yields, 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 crop yields 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 crop yields?
- 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Crop 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.