Mauritania vs Niger: Maize yield

Mauritania
661.1 kg per hectare
in 2011
Niger
766.2 kg per hectare
in 2011
Mauritania rank
44th
Niger rank
42nd

Maize yield over time

  • Mauritania
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 766.2 kg per hectare against 661.1 kg per hectare in Mauritania, a difference of 105.1 kg per hectare.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.

Mauritania ranks 44th and Niger ranks 42nd of 49 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 641.72 kg per hectare 645.34 kg per hectare 3.62 kg per hectare Niger
1970s 470.78 kg per hectare 651.54 kg per hectare 180.76 kg per hectare Niger
1980s 564.52 kg per hectare 576.91 kg per hectare 12.39 kg per hectare Niger
1990s 762.16 kg per hectare 703.42 kg per hectare 58.74 kg per hectare Mauritania
2000s 756.26 kg per hectare 852.04 kg per hectare 95.78 kg per hectare Niger
2010s 760.15 kg per hectare 761.45 kg per hectare 1.3 kg per hectare Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maize yield, Mauritania or Niger?
Niger, at 766.2 kg per hectare against 661.1 kg per hectare in Mauritania as of 2011.
What is the difference in maize yield between Mauritania and Niger?
105.1 kg per hectare, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for maize yield?
Mauritania ranks 44th and Niger ranks 42nd of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Maize yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Maize yield (kg per hectare)
Unit
kg per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
55 places, 2,720 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

Maize yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.