Niger vs Nigeria: Corn: Yield gap
Niger
1.47 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria
1.42 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Niger rank
68th
Nigeria rank
70th
Corn: Yield gap over time
- Niger
- Nigeria
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1.47 tonnes per hectare against 1.42 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
Niger ranks 68th and Nigeria ranks 70th of 115 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 0.1409 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
| 2010s | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 0.3307 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.2184 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn: yield gap, Niger or Nigeria?
- Niger, at 1.47 tonnes per hectare against 1.42 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn: yield gap between Niger and Nigeria?
- 0.05 tonnes per hectare, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for corn: yield gap?
- Niger ranks 68th and Nigeria ranks 70th of 115 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.