Nigeria vs Somalia: Rice yields
Nigeria
2 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Somalia
2 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nigeria rank
99th
Somalia rank
97th
Rice yields over time
- Nigeria
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 2 tonnes per hectare against 2 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 99th and Somalia ranks 97th of 123 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | 0.7904 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 1980s | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 1990s | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 2000s | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 5.28 tonnes per hectare | 3.8 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 2010s | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 0.5998 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 2020s | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.0687 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, Nigeria or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 2 tonnes per hectare against 2 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between Nigeria and Somalia?
- 0 tonnes per hectare, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Somalia rank globally for rice yields?
- Nigeria ranks 99th and Somalia ranks 97th 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.