Nigeria vs Paraguay: Potato yields
Nigeria
3.75 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Paraguay
2.09 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria rank
151st
Paraguay rank
154th
Potato yields over time
- Nigeria
- Paraguay
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.75 tonnes per hectare against 2.09 tonnes per hectare in Paraguay, a difference of 1.66 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.8 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 151st and Paraguay ranks 154th of 158 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.83 tonnes per hectare | 5.21 tonnes per hectare | 5.63 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 8.45 tonnes per hectare | 6.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 6.34 tonnes per hectare | 5.94 tonnes per hectare | 0.4064 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 5.93 tonnes per hectare | 5.93 tonnes per hectare | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3.11 tonnes per hectare | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | 2.86 tonnes per hectare | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 3.72 tonnes per hectare | 14.23 tonnes per hectare | 10.51 tonnes per hectare | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | 6.79 tonnes per hectare | 3.04 tonnes per hectare | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potato yields, Nigeria or Paraguay?
- Nigeria, at 3.75 tonnes per hectare against 2.09 tonnes per hectare in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in potato yields between Nigeria and Paraguay?
- 1.66 tonnes per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Paraguay?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Paraguay rank globally for potato yields?
- Nigeria ranks 151st and Paraguay ranks 154th 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.