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
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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

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

Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.