Mauritania vs Namibia: Sorghum yield

Mauritania
279.3 kg per hectare
in 2011
Namibia
219.9 kg per hectare
in 2011
Mauritania rank
40th
Namibia rank
41st

Sorghum yield over time

  • Mauritania
  • Namibia
0200400600800196119862011

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 279.3 kg per hectare against 219.9 kg per hectare in Namibia, a difference of 59.4 kg per hectare.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.3 times Namibia's.

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

Mauritania ranks 40th and Namibia ranks 41st of 41 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 389.06 kg per hectare 200 kg per hectare 189.06 kg per hectare Mauritania
1970s 317.21 kg per hectare 209.01 kg per hectare 108.2 kg per hectare Mauritania
1980s 462.99 kg per hectare 222.33 kg per hectare 240.66 kg per hectare Mauritania
1990s 536.3 kg per hectare 214.7 kg per hectare 321.6 kg per hectare Mauritania
2000s 406.93 kg per hectare 294.04 kg per hectare 112.89 kg per hectare Mauritania
2010s 388.35 kg per hectare 234.95 kg per hectare 153.4 kg per hectare Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sorghum yield, Mauritania or Namibia?
Mauritania, at 279.3 kg per hectare against 219.9 kg per hectare in Namibia as of 2011.
What is the difference in sorghum yield between Mauritania and Namibia?
59.4 kg per hectare, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Namibia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Mauritania and Namibia rank globally for sorghum yield?
Mauritania ranks 40th and Namibia ranks 41st 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

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.