Botswana vs Guinea: Sorghum yields
Botswana
1.32 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guinea
1.44 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Botswana rank
61st
Guinea rank
59th
Sorghum yields over time
- Botswana
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 1.44 tonnes per hectare against 1.32 tonnes per hectare in Botswana, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea ahead.
Botswana ranks 61st and Guinea ranks 59th of 115 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2928 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.9461 tonnes per hectare | Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.4188 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.8162 tonnes per hectare | Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.1977 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.3217 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.434 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.5799 tonnes per hectare | Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.4588 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.704 tonnes per hectare | Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.115 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Botswana or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 1.44 tonnes per hectare against 1.32 tonnes per hectare in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Botswana and Guinea?
- 0.12 tonnes per hectare, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Guinea rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Botswana ranks 61st and Guinea ranks 59th of 115 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sorghum yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.