Kenya vs Niger: Millet yields
Kenya
0.5867 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Niger
0.5637 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kenya rank
76th
Niger rank
77th
Millet yields over time
- Kenya
- Niger
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.5867 tonnes per hectare against 0.5637 tonnes per hectare in Niger, a difference of 0.023 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 76th and Niger ranks 77th of 89 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 0.4878 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 0.3913 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.6969 tonnes per hectare | 0.4059 tonnes per hectare | 0.2909 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.5456 tonnes per hectare | 0.3741 tonnes per hectare | 0.1715 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.5872 tonnes per hectare | 0.4389 tonnes per hectare | 0.1483 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.7792 tonnes per hectare | 0.4965 tonnes per hectare | 0.2827 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.7129 tonnes per hectare | 0.4884 tonnes per hectare | 0.2245 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher millet yields, Kenya or Niger?
- Kenya, at 0.5867 tonnes per hectare against 0.5637 tonnes per hectare in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in millet yields between Kenya and Niger?
- 0.023 tonnes per hectare, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Niger?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Niger rank globally for millet yields?
- Kenya ranks 76th and Niger ranks 77th 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.