Benin vs Nigeria: Millet yields
Benin
0.732 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria
0.8158 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Benin rank
71st
Nigeria rank
69th
Millet yields over time
- Benin
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.8158 tonnes per hectare against 0.732 tonnes per hectare in Benin, a difference of 0.0838 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Benin ranks 71st and Nigeria ranks 69th of 89 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3508 tonnes per hectare | 0.5866 tonnes per hectare | 0.2357 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.3881 tonnes per hectare | 0.778 tonnes per hectare | 0.3899 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.5942 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.705 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.6942 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.3317 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.8184 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 0.6137 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.8623 tonnes per hectare | 0.9311 tonnes per hectare | 0.0687 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.9082 tonnes per hectare | 0.9475 tonnes per hectare | 0.0393 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher millet yields, Benin or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.8158 tonnes per hectare against 0.732 tonnes per hectare in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in millet yields between Benin and Nigeria?
- 0.0838 tonnes per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Nigeria rank globally for millet yields?
- Benin ranks 71st and Nigeria ranks 69th of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Millet yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.