Niger vs Sao Tome and Principe: Maize seed quantity

Niger
166 FAO, metric tonnes
in 2011
Sao Tome and Principe
39 FAO, metric tonnes
in 2011
Niger rank
42nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
45th

Maize seed quantity over time

  • Niger
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0100200300400196119862011

How they compare

Niger currently reports 166 FAO, metric tonnes against 39 FAO, metric tonnes in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 127 FAO, metric tonnes.

That makes Niger's figure about 4.3 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 42nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th of 48 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 73.89 FAO, metric tonnes 8.56 FAO, metric tonnes 65.33 FAO, metric tonnes Niger
1970s 174.9 FAO, metric tonnes 9.9 FAO, metric tonnes 165 FAO, metric tonnes Niger
1980s 193.6 FAO, metric tonnes 19.9 FAO, metric tonnes 173.7 FAO, metric tonnes Niger
1990s 69.7 FAO, metric tonnes 46.2 FAO, metric tonnes 23.5 FAO, metric tonnes Niger
2000s 185.2 FAO, metric tonnes 36.8 FAO, metric tonnes 148.4 FAO, metric tonnes Niger
2010s 166 FAO, metric tonnes 39 FAO, metric tonnes 127 FAO, metric tonnes Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maize seed quantity, Niger or Sao Tome and Principe?
Niger, at 166 FAO, metric tonnes against 39 FAO, metric tonnes in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.
What is the difference in maize seed quantity between Niger and Sao Tome and Principe?
127 FAO, metric tonnes, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sao Tome and Principe?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Niger and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for maize seed quantity?
Niger ranks 42nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th of 48 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Maize seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Maize seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes)
Unit
FAO, metric tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 2,670 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.