Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria: Rice yield

Guinea-Bissau
535.6 kg per hectare
in 2011
Nigeria
440 kg per hectare
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau rank
26th
Nigeria rank
29th

Rice yield over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Nigeria
5001.0k1.5k2.0k196119862011

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 535.6 kg per hectare against 440 kg per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 95.6 kg per hectare.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 26th and Nigeria ranks 29th of 37 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 643.57 kg per hectare 586.56 kg per hectare 57.01 kg per hectare Guinea-Bissau
1970s 544.94 kg per hectare 777.96 kg per hectare 233.02 kg per hectare Nigeria
1980s 875.59 kg per hectare 1,299 kg per hectare 423.61 kg per hectare Nigeria
1990s 822.7 kg per hectare 1,026 kg per hectare 203.23 kg per hectare Nigeria
2000s 1,099 kg per hectare 1,432 kg per hectare 333.34 kg per hectare Nigeria
2010s 550.9 kg per hectare 812.4 kg per hectare 261.5 kg per hectare Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice yield, Guinea-Bissau or Nigeria?
Guinea-Bissau, at 535.6 kg per hectare against 440 kg per hectare in Nigeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in rice yield between Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria?
95.6 kg per hectare, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Nigeria rank globally for rice yield?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 26th and Nigeria ranks 29th of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Rice yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rice yield (kg per hectare)
Unit
kg per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 1,915 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

Rice yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.