Nigeria vs Rwanda: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre

Nigeria
6.26 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
6.49 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
3rd
Rwanda rank
2nd

Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time

  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
2468196119922023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 6.49 ha per square kilometre against 6.26 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria, a difference of 0.23 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 3rd and Rwanda ranks 2nd of 107 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 5.91 ha per square kilometre 4.59 ha per square kilometre 1.32 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 4.6 ha per square kilometre 5.64 ha per square kilometre 1.04 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 4.31 ha per square kilometre 6.64 ha per square kilometre 2.34 ha per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 6.45 ha per square kilometre 4.53 ha per square kilometre 1.92 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 7.56 ha per square kilometre 6.93 ha per square kilometre 0.6352 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 5.94 ha per square kilometre 5.47 ha per square kilometre 0.47 ha per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 6.35 ha per square kilometre 6.82 ha per square kilometre 0.4743 ha per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre, Nigeria or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 6.49 ha per square kilometre against 6.26 ha per square kilometre in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre between Nigeria and Rwanda?
0.23 ha per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 3rd and Rwanda ranks 2nd of 107 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
108 places, 5,562 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.