Algeria vs Nigeria: Rice yields

Algeria
1.9 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria
2 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Algeria rank
100th
Nigeria rank
99th

Rice yields over time

  • Algeria
  • Nigeria
12345196119922024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 2 tonnes per hectare against 1.9 tonnes per hectare in Algeria, a difference of 0.1 tonnes per hectare.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 100th and Nigeria ranks 99th of 123 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 3.53 tonnes per hectare 1.25 tonnes per hectare 2.29 tonnes per hectare Algeria
1970s 2.19 tonnes per hectare 1.63 tonnes per hectare 0.5618 tonnes per hectare Algeria
1980s 2.76 tonnes per hectare 2.07 tonnes per hectare 0.685 tonnes per hectare Algeria
1990s 2.06 tonnes per hectare 1.74 tonnes per hectare 0.3128 tonnes per hectare Algeria
2000s 1.32 tonnes per hectare 1.49 tonnes per hectare 0.1652 tonnes per hectare Nigeria
2010s 1.73 tonnes per hectare 2.02 tonnes per hectare 0.2871 tonnes per hectare Nigeria
2020s 1.86 tonnes per hectare 1.94 tonnes per hectare 0.0798 tonnes per hectare Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice yields, Algeria or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 2 tonnes per hectare against 1.9 tonnes per hectare in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in rice yields between Algeria and Nigeria?
0.1 tonnes per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for rice yields?
Algeria ranks 100th and Nigeria ranks 99th of 123 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 Rice yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rice yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
124 places, 7,162 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.