What is the difference in sorghum yield between Cameroon and Nigeria?

28 kg per hectare, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?

51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Sorghum yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Nigeria: Sorghum yield

Cameroon

1,438 kg per hectare

in 2011

Nigeria

1,410 kg per hectare

in 2011

Cameroon rank

5th

Nigeria rank

6th

Sorghum yield over time

Cameroon
Nigeria

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 1,438 kg per hectare against 1,410 kg per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 28 kg per hectare.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 41 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	806.76 kg per hectare	732.9 kg per hectare	73.86 kg per hectare	Cameroon
1970s	778.21 kg per hectare	800.46 kg per hectare	22.25 kg per hectare	Nigeria
1980s	747.57 kg per hectare	1,223 kg per hectare	475.29 kg per hectare	Nigeria
1990s	868.93 kg per hectare	1,087 kg per hectare	217.75 kg per hectare	Nigeria
2000s	1,372 kg per hectare	1,180 kg per hectare	191.19 kg per hectare	Cameroon
2010s	1,451 kg per hectare	1,425 kg per hectare	26.2 kg per hectare	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sorghum yield, Cameroon or Nigeria?: Cameroon, at 1,438 kg per hectare against 1,410 kg per hectare in Nigeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in sorghum yield between Cameroon and Nigeria?: 28 kg per hectare, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for sorghum yield?: Cameroon ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Sorghum yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Sorghum yield (kg per hectare)
Unit: kg per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 47 places, 2,314 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Sorghum yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.