Guinea-Bissau vs Zambia: Sorghum yield
Guinea-Bissau
829.2 kg per hectare
in 2011
Zambia
893.5 kg per hectare
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau rank
20th
Zambia rank
18th
Sorghum yield over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 893.5 kg per hectare against 829.2 kg per hectare in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 64.3 kg per hectare.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 18th of 41 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 702.34 kg per hectare | 630.17 kg per hectare | 72.18 kg per hectare | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 627.95 kg per hectare | 554.04 kg per hectare | 73.91 kg per hectare | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 831.7 kg per hectare | 677.63 kg per hectare | 154.07 kg per hectare | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 893.28 kg per hectare | 627.5 kg per hectare | 265.78 kg per hectare | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 915.56 kg per hectare | 652.76 kg per hectare | 262.8 kg per hectare | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 865.5 kg per hectare | 926.4 kg per hectare | 60.9 kg per hectare | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yield, Guinea-Bissau or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 893.5 kg per hectare against 829.2 kg per hectare in Guinea-Bissau as of 2011.
- What is the difference in sorghum yield between Guinea-Bissau and Zambia?
- 64.3 kg per hectare, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Zambia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Zambia rank globally for sorghum yield?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 18th 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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About this data
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.