Niger vs USSR: Rice yields
Niger
3.38 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
USSR
3.31 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
Niger rank
76th
USSR rank
77th
Rice yields over time
- Niger
- USSR
How they compare
Niger currently reports 3.38 tonnes per hectare against 3.31 tonnes per hectare in USSR, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1961 it was USSR ahead.
Niger ranks 76th and USSR ranks 77th of 124 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 0.7974 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1970s | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 3.57 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1980s | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 3.7 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
| 1990s | 3.35 tonnes per hectare | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | 0.0691 tonnes per hectare | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Niger or USSR?
- Niger, at 3.38 tonnes per hectare against 3.31 tonnes per hectare in USSR as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Niger and USSR?
- 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and USSR?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
- How do Niger and USSR rank globally for rice yields?
- Niger ranks 76th and USSR ranks 77th of 124 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.