Mauritania vs Niger: Sorghum yield

Mauritania
279.3 kg per hectare
in 2011
Niger
280.4 kg per hectare
in 2011
Mauritania rank
40th
Niger rank
39th

Sorghum yield over time

  • Mauritania
  • Niger
200400600800196119862011

How they compare

Niger currently reports 280.4 kg per hectare against 279.3 kg per hectare in Mauritania, a difference of 1.1 kg per hectare.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.

Mauritania ranks 40th and Niger ranks 39th of 41 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 389.06 kg per hectare 588.03 kg per hectare 198.98 kg per hectare Niger
1970s 317.21 kg per hectare 410.69 kg per hectare 93.48 kg per hectare Niger
1980s 462.99 kg per hectare 318.94 kg per hectare 144.05 kg per hectare Mauritania
1990s 536.3 kg per hectare 175.21 kg per hectare 361.09 kg per hectare Mauritania
2000s 406.93 kg per hectare 307.46 kg per hectare 99.47 kg per hectare Mauritania
2010s 388.35 kg per hectare 336.6 kg per hectare 51.75 kg per hectare Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sorghum yield, Mauritania or Niger?
Niger, at 280.4 kg per hectare against 279.3 kg per hectare in Mauritania as of 2011.
What is the difference in sorghum yield between Mauritania and Niger?
1.1 kg per hectare, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for sorghum yield?
Mauritania ranks 40th and Niger ranks 39th 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.