Guinea vs Nigeria: Sorghum yield
Guinea
1,324 kg per hectare
in 2011
Nigeria
1,410 kg per hectare
in 2011
Guinea rank
8th
Nigeria rank
6th
Sorghum yield over time
- Guinea
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1,410 kg per hectare against 1,324 kg per hectare in Guinea, a difference of 86 kg per hectare.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 41 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,239 kg per hectare | 732.9 kg per hectare | 505.99 kg per hectare | Guinea |
| 1970s | 1,235 kg per hectare | 800.46 kg per hectare | 434.54 kg per hectare | Guinea |
| 1980s | 1,385 kg per hectare | 1,223 kg per hectare | 161.89 kg per hectare | Guinea |
| 1990s | 1,358 kg per hectare | 1,087 kg per hectare | 270.85 kg per hectare | Guinea |
| 2000s | 1,057 kg per hectare | 1,180 kg per hectare | 122.99 kg per hectare | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1,320 kg per hectare | 1,425 kg per hectare | 105.35 kg per hectare | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yield, Guinea or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1,410 kg per hectare against 1,324 kg per hectare in Guinea as of 2011.
- What is the difference in sorghum yield between Guinea and Nigeria?
- 86 kg per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Nigeria?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
- How do Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for sorghum yield?
- Guinea ranks 8th 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.
Individual pages
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.