Niger vs Somalia: Sorghum yield

Niger
280.4 kg per hectare
in 2011
Somalia
310.9 kg per hectare
in 2011
Niger rank
39th
Somalia rank
38th

Sorghum yield over time

  • Niger
  • Somalia
200400600800196119862011

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 310.9 kg per hectare against 280.4 kg per hectare in Niger, a difference of 30.5 kg per hectare.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 39th and Somalia ranks 38th of 41 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 588.03 kg per hectare 341.76 kg per hectare 246.28 kg per hectare Niger
1970s 410.69 kg per hectare 328.9 kg per hectare 81.79 kg per hectare Niger
1980s 318.94 kg per hectare 453.59 kg per hectare 134.65 kg per hectare Somalia
1990s 175.21 kg per hectare 383.64 kg per hectare 208.43 kg per hectare Somalia
2000s 307.46 kg per hectare 324.34 kg per hectare 16.88 kg per hectare Somalia
2010s 336.6 kg per hectare 281.3 kg per hectare 55.3 kg per hectare Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sorghum yield, Niger or Somalia?
Somalia, at 310.9 kg per hectare against 280.4 kg per hectare in Niger as of 2011.
What is the difference in sorghum yield between Niger and Somalia?
30.5 kg per hectare, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Somalia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Niger and Somalia rank globally for sorghum yield?
Niger ranks 39th and Somalia ranks 38th 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

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.