Niger vs Zimbabwe: Sorghum yield

Niger
280.4 kg per hectare
in 2011
Zimbabwe
333.8 kg per hectare
in 2011
Niger rank
39th
Zimbabwe rank
36th

Sorghum yield over time

  • Niger
  • Zimbabwe
200400600800196119862011

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 333.8 kg per hectare against 280.4 kg per hectare in Niger, a difference of 53.4 kg per hectare.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 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 Zimbabwe ranks 36th of 41 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 588.03 kg per hectare 621.48 kg per hectare 33.44 kg per hectare Zimbabwe
1970s 410.69 kg per hectare 512.74 kg per hectare 102.05 kg per hectare Zimbabwe
1980s 318.94 kg per hectare 504.35 kg per hectare 185.41 kg per hectare Zimbabwe
1990s 175.21 kg per hectare 550.19 kg per hectare 374.98 kg per hectare Zimbabwe
2000s 307.46 kg per hectare 401.65 kg per hectare 94.19 kg per hectare Zimbabwe
2010s 336.6 kg per hectare 302 kg per hectare 34.6 kg per hectare Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sorghum yield, Niger or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 333.8 kg per hectare against 280.4 kg per hectare in Niger as of 2011.
What is the difference in sorghum yield between Niger and Zimbabwe?
53.4 kg per hectare, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Zimbabwe?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Niger and Zimbabwe rank globally for sorghum yield?
Niger ranks 39th and Zimbabwe ranks 36th 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.