Nigeria vs East Timor: Corn yields
Nigeria
2.03 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
East Timor
2.06 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria rank
114th
East Timor rank
112th
Corn yields over time
- Nigeria
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 2.06 tonnes per hectare against 2.03 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was East Timor ahead.
Nigeria ranks 114th and East Timor ranks 112th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and East Timor in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8791 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.1649 tonnes per hectare | East Timor |
| 1970s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.0468 tonnes per hectare | East Timor |
| 1980s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.2201 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 0.3608 tonnes per hectare | East Timor |
| 2000s | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 0.153 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.5621 tonnes per hectare | East Timor |
| 2020s | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 0.166 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Nigeria or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 2.06 tonnes per hectare against 2.03 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Nigeria and East Timor?
- 0.03 tonnes per hectare, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and East Timor?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and East Timor rank globally for corn yields?
- Nigeria ranks 114th and East Timor ranks 112th of 170 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.