Japan vs Zambia: Millet yields
Japan
0.8941 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zambia
0.8446 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Japan rank
63rd
Zambia rank
66th
Millet yields over time
- Japan
- Zambia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.8941 tonnes per hectare against 0.8446 tonnes per hectare in Zambia, a difference of 0.0495 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 66th of 88 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.5911 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 0.6206 tonnes per hectare | 0.821 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 0.6682 tonnes per hectare | 0.9253 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.6877 tonnes per hectare | 0.7165 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.9242 tonnes per hectare | 0.7315 tonnes per hectare | 0.1928 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.8498 tonnes per hectare | 0.8574 tonnes per hectare | 0.0077 tonnes per hectare | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.885 tonnes per hectare | 0.8165 tonnes per hectare | 0.0685 tonnes per hectare | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher millet yields, Japan or Zambia?
- Japan, at 0.8941 tonnes per hectare against 0.8446 tonnes per hectare in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in millet yields between Japan and Zambia?
- 0.0495 tonnes per hectare, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Zambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Zambia rank globally for millet yields?
- Japan ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 66th of 88 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.