What is the difference in rice yield between Niger and Nigeria?

25.1 kg per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?

51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.

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.

Niger vs Nigeria: Rice yield

Niger

414.9 kg per hectare

in 2011

Nigeria

440 kg per hectare

in 2011

Niger rank

30th

Nigeria rank

29th

Rice yield over time

Niger
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 440 kg per hectare against 414.9 kg per hectare in Niger, a difference of 25.1 kg per hectare.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Niger ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 29th of 37 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	487.76 kg per hectare	586.56 kg per hectare	98.8 kg per hectare	Nigeria
1970s	391.29 kg per hectare	777.96 kg per hectare	386.67 kg per hectare	Nigeria
1980s	405.95 kg per hectare	1,299 kg per hectare	893.25 kg per hectare	Nigeria
1990s	377.78 kg per hectare	1,026 kg per hectare	648.15 kg per hectare	Nigeria
2000s	439.32 kg per hectare	1,432 kg per hectare	992.75 kg per hectare	Nigeria
2010s	472.4 kg per hectare	812.4 kg per hectare	340 kg per hectare	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice yield, Niger or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 440 kg per hectare against 414.9 kg per hectare in Niger as of 2011.
What is the difference in rice yield between Niger and Nigeria?: 25.1 kg per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for rice yield?: Niger ranks 30th 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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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: 07 August 2026

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.