Guinea vs Malawi: Sorghum seed quantity

Guinea
850 FAO, metric tonnes
in 2011
Malawi
1,344 FAO, metric tonnes
in 2011
Guinea rank
31st
Malawi rank
28th

Sorghum seed quantity over time

  • Guinea
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1,344 FAO, metric tonnes against 850 FAO, metric tonnes in Guinea, a difference of 494 FAO, metric tonnes.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.6 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.

Guinea ranks 31st and Malawi ranks 28th of 41 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 500 FAO, metric tonnes 1,323 FAO, metric tonnes 823.33 FAO, metric tonnes Malawi
1970s 500 FAO, metric tonnes 1,410 FAO, metric tonnes 910 FAO, metric tonnes Malawi
1980s 481.8 FAO, metric tonnes 435.1 FAO, metric tonnes 46.7 FAO, metric tonnes Guinea
1990s 573.5 FAO, metric tonnes 841.3 FAO, metric tonnes 267.8 FAO, metric tonnes Malawi
2000s 873.5 FAO, metric tonnes 882.1 FAO, metric tonnes 8.6 FAO, metric tonnes Malawi
2010s 850 FAO, metric tonnes 1,344 FAO, metric tonnes 494 FAO, metric tonnes Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sorghum seed quantity, Guinea or Malawi?
Malawi, at 1,344 FAO, metric tonnes against 850 FAO, metric tonnes in Guinea as of 2011.
What is the difference in sorghum seed quantity between Guinea and Malawi?
494 FAO, metric tonnes, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Malawi?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Guinea and Malawi rank globally for sorghum seed quantity?
Guinea ranks 31st and Malawi ranks 28th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Sorghum seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sorghum seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes)
Unit
FAO, metric tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 2,316 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.