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
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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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.