Niger vs Sierra Leone: Millet yields
Niger
0.5637 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.5039 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Niger rank
77th
Sierra Leone rank
80th
Millet yields over time
- Niger
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.5637 tonnes per hectare against 0.5039 tonnes per hectare in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0598 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Niger ranks 77th and Sierra Leone ranks 80th of 88 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4878 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.3913 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 0.6868 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.4059 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.9316 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.3741 tonnes per hectare | 0.8444 tonnes per hectare | 0.4703 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.4389 tonnes per hectare | 0.97 tonnes per hectare | 0.5311 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.4965 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.5531 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.4884 tonnes per hectare | 0.7864 tonnes per hectare | 0.298 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher millet yields, Niger or Sierra Leone?
- Niger, at 0.5637 tonnes per hectare against 0.5039 tonnes per hectare in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in millet yields between Niger and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0598 tonnes per hectare, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Sierra Leone rank globally for millet yields?
- Niger ranks 77th and Sierra Leone ranks 80th 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.