Botswana vs Mauritania: Corn yields
Botswana
0.6 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mauritania
0.6429 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Botswana rank
170th
Mauritania rank
167th
Corn yields over time
- Botswana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.6429 tonnes per hectare against 0.6 tonnes per hectare in Botswana, a difference of 0.0429 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Botswana ranks 170th and Mauritania ranks 167th of 171 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4473 tonnes per hectare | 0.6417 tonnes per hectare | 0.1944 tonnes per hectare | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 0.5213 tonnes per hectare | 0.4708 tonnes per hectare | 0.0506 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.3519 tonnes per hectare | 0.5645 tonnes per hectare | 0.2127 tonnes per hectare | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 0.2864 tonnes per hectare | 0.7622 tonnes per hectare | 0.4758 tonnes per hectare | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.2025 tonnes per hectare | 0.7683 tonnes per hectare | 0.5658 tonnes per hectare | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.2275 tonnes per hectare | 0.6731 tonnes per hectare | 0.4456 tonnes per hectare | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.6226 tonnes per hectare | 0.6432 tonnes per hectare | 0.0207 tonnes per hectare | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Botswana or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 0.6429 tonnes per hectare against 0.6 tonnes per hectare in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Botswana and Mauritania?
- 0.0429 tonnes per hectare, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for corn yields?
- Botswana ranks 170th and Mauritania ranks 167th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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 yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.