What is the difference in corn yields between Malawi and Nigeria?

0.03 tonnes per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?

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.

Malawi vs Nigeria: Corn yields

Malawi

2 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Nigeria

2.03 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Malawi rank

117th

Nigeria rank

115th

Corn yields over time

Malawi
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2.03 tonnes per hectare against 2 tonnes per hectare in Malawi, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 31 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 117th and Nigeria ranks 115th of 171 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.04 tonnes per hectare	0.8791 tonnes per hectare	0.1635 tonnes per hectare	Malawi
1970s	1.14 tonnes per hectare	1.02 tonnes per hectare	0.1169 tonnes per hectare	Malawi
1980s	1.15 tonnes per hectare	1.33 tonnes per hectare	0.1736 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria
1990s	1.21 tonnes per hectare	1.26 tonnes per hectare	0.0451 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria
2000s	1.51 tonnes per hectare	1.66 tonnes per hectare	0.1559 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria
2010s	1.96 tonnes per hectare	1.68 tonnes per hectare	0.2713 tonnes per hectare	Malawi
2020s	2.11 tonnes per hectare	2.06 tonnes per hectare	0.0522 tonnes per hectare	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn yields, Malawi or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 2.03 tonnes per hectare against 2 tonnes per hectare in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn yields between Malawi and Nigeria?: 0.03 tonnes per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for corn yields?: Malawi ranks 117th and Nigeria ranks 115th 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.