Burundi vs Madagascar: Sorghum yields
Burundi
0.603 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar
0.5668 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Burundi rank
99th
Madagascar rank
101st
Sorghum yields over time
- Burundi
- Madagascar
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.603 tonnes per hectare against 0.5668 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0362 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 99th and Madagascar ranks 101st of 114 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.5961 tonnes per hectare | 0.4039 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 1970s | 0.9751 tonnes per hectare | 0.5044 tonnes per hectare | 0.4707 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 1980s | 0.995 tonnes per hectare | 0.5255 tonnes per hectare | 0.4695 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 1990s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.6024 tonnes per hectare | 0.5796 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 2000s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.5554 tonnes per hectare | 0.7382 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 2010s | 0.7575 tonnes per hectare | 0.5681 tonnes per hectare | 0.1893 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
| 2020s | 0.6172 tonnes per hectare | 0.5643 tonnes per hectare | 0.053 tonnes per hectare | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Burundi or Madagascar?
- Burundi, at 0.603 tonnes per hectare against 0.5668 tonnes per hectare in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Burundi and Madagascar?
- 0.0362 tonnes per hectare, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Madagascar?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Madagascar rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Burundi ranks 99th and Madagascar ranks 101st of 114 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.