Benin vs Nigeria: Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita

Benin
0.0147 ha per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0262 ha per person
in 2024
Benin rank
14th
Nigeria rank
11th

Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita over time

  • Benin
  • Nigeria
00.050.10.15196119922024

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0262 ha per person against 0.0147 ha per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0115 ha per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.8 times Benin's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 108 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0396 ha per person 0.1071 ha per person 0.0675 ha per person Nigeria
1970s 0.0266 ha per person 0.0679 ha per person 0.0413 ha per person Nigeria
1980s 0.0245 ha per person 0.0461 ha per person 0.0216 ha per person Nigeria
1990s 0.0241 ha per person 0.0534 ha per person 0.0293 ha per person Nigeria
2000s 0.02 ha per person 0.0484 ha per person 0.0284 ha per person Nigeria
2010s 0.0118 ha per person 0.0288 ha per person 0.017 ha per person Nigeria
2020s 0.0113 ha per person 0.0262 ha per person 0.0149 ha per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sorghum — area harvested, per capita, Benin or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0262 ha per person against 0.0147 ha per person in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in sorghum — area harvested, per capita between Benin and Nigeria?
0.0115 ha per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nigeria?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Benin and Nigeria rank globally for sorghum — area harvested, per capita?
Benin ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 108 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
109 places, 5,668 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.