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