Egypt vs Niger: Potato yields
Egypt
30.09 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Niger
30.11 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Egypt rank
38th
Niger rank
37th
Potato yields over time
- Egypt
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 30.11 tonnes per hectare against 30.09 tonnes per hectare in Egypt, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 38th and Niger ranks 37th of 158 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.58 tonnes per hectare | 14.78 tonnes per hectare | 0.8004 tonnes per hectare | Egypt |
| 1980s | 19.76 tonnes per hectare | 10.33 tonnes per hectare | 9.43 tonnes per hectare | Egypt |
| 1990s | 21.17 tonnes per hectare | 17.28 tonnes per hectare | 3.89 tonnes per hectare | Egypt |
| 2000s | 24.86 tonnes per hectare | 12.25 tonnes per hectare | 12.61 tonnes per hectare | Egypt |
| 2010s | 27.16 tonnes per hectare | 25.76 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | Egypt |
| 2020s | 29.04 tonnes per hectare | 31.12 tonnes per hectare | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Egypt or Niger?
- Niger, at 30.11 tonnes per hectare against 30.09 tonnes per hectare in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Egypt and Niger?
- 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Niger?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Niger rank globally for potato yields?
- Egypt ranks 38th and Niger ranks 37th of 158 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Potato yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.