What is the difference in corn yields between Burundi and Niger?

0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Niger?

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Burundi vs Niger: Corn yields

Burundi

1.23 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Niger

1.22 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Burundi rank

145th

Niger rank

146th

Corn yields over time

Burundi
Niger

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 1.23 tonnes per hectare against 1.22 tonnes per hectare in Niger, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 145th and Niger ranks 146th of 171 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.02 tonnes per hectare	0.6453 tonnes per hectare	0.371 tonnes per hectare	Burundi
1970s	1.14 tonnes per hectare	0.6515 tonnes per hectare	0.4922 tonnes per hectare	Burundi
1980s	1.19 tonnes per hectare	0.5769 tonnes per hectare	0.6127 tonnes per hectare	Burundi
1990s	1.29 tonnes per hectare	0.7965 tonnes per hectare	0.4976 tonnes per hectare	Burundi
2000s	1.05 tonnes per hectare	0.7617 tonnes per hectare	0.2884 tonnes per hectare	Burundi
2010s	1.26 tonnes per hectare	1.26 tonnes per hectare	0.0064 tonnes per hectare	Burundi
2020s	1.21 tonnes per hectare	1.08 tonnes per hectare	0.1288 tonnes per hectare	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn yields, Burundi or Niger?: Burundi, at 1.23 tonnes per hectare against 1.22 tonnes per hectare in Niger as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn yields between Burundi and Niger?: 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Niger?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Niger rank globally for corn yields?: Burundi ranks 145th and Niger ranks 146th 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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Indicator: Corn yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 171 places, 9,544 data points, 1866–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.