Cuba vs Nigeria: Rice yields
Cuba
2.06 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria
2 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Cuba rank
96th
Nigeria rank
99th
Rice yields over time
- Cuba
- Nigeria
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 2.06 tonnes per hectare against 2 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0666 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 96th and Nigeria ranks 99th of 123 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.3785 tonnes per hectare | Cuba |
| 1970s | 2.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 0.7432 tonnes per hectare | Cuba |
| 1980s | 3.29 tonnes per hectare | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | Cuba |
| 1990s | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 0.8309 tonnes per hectare | Cuba |
| 2000s | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | Cuba |
| 2010s | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | Cuba |
| 2020s | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 0.8001 tonnes per hectare | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Cuba or Nigeria?
- Cuba, at 2.06 tonnes per hectare against 2 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Cuba and Nigeria?
- 0.0666 tonnes per hectare, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Nigeria?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Nigeria rank globally for rice yields?
- Cuba ranks 96th 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.