Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Sorghum yield

Somalia
310.9 kg per hectare
in 2011
Zimbabwe
333.8 kg per hectare
in 2011
Somalia rank
38th
Zimbabwe rank
36th

Sorghum yield over time

  • Somalia
  • Zimbabwe
200400600800196119862011

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 333.8 kg per hectare against 310.9 kg per hectare in Somalia, a difference of 22.9 kg per hectare.

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

The two have swapped places 20 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Somalia ranks 38th and Zimbabwe ranks 36th of 41 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 341.76 kg per hectare 621.48 kg per hectare 279.72 kg per hectare Zimbabwe
1970s 328.9 kg per hectare 512.74 kg per hectare 183.84 kg per hectare Zimbabwe
1980s 453.59 kg per hectare 504.35 kg per hectare 50.76 kg per hectare Zimbabwe
1990s 383.64 kg per hectare 550.19 kg per hectare 166.55 kg per hectare Zimbabwe
2000s 324.34 kg per hectare 401.65 kg per hectare 77.31 kg per hectare Zimbabwe
2010s 281.3 kg per hectare 302 kg per hectare 20.7 kg per hectare Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sorghum yield, Somalia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 333.8 kg per hectare against 310.9 kg per hectare in Somalia as of 2011.
What is the difference in sorghum yield between Somalia and Zimbabwe?
22.9 kg per hectare, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?
51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for sorghum yield?
Somalia ranks 38th 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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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.